Congress
This scene shows how a democracy ends
This is the house that Trump trashed. The President claimed that the election had been stolen. He pressed elected officials…
What’s happened to Trumpism?
Is this the death of mainstream Trumpism? Trump supporters left a peaceful rally near the White House on Wednesday afternoon…
Republicans should make AOC House Speaker
Republicans are currently on track to end up with 214 seats in the House of Representatives in January. As of…
Who deserves blame for the Democrats’ lost House seats?
Democratic joy at defeating Donald Trump was partially dulled by the simultaneous diminishment of the party’s House majority. As of…
A Trump loss will overshadow a catastrophic election for the Democrats
Joe Biden looks to be on his way to the White House. There will be recounts, and legal challenges and…
Clear and absent danger: why proxy voting violates the American system
When House Democrats passed their $3 trillion coronavirus ‘relief’ package late last week, they also jammed through a rules change…
Stimulus squabble marks a return to politics as usual
Who is the proposed new $3 trillion stimulus package designed to help? If enacted, the bill — which narrowly passed…
The problem is a lot bigger than Trump
It’s incredibly easy to blame President Trump for the coronavirus hell we’re all living in. The president doesn’t help himself…
The Democrats just made a huge mistake
‘Never let a good crisis go to waste.’ When Rahm Emanuel said that during the economic meltdown of 2008-2009, his…
The Senate impeachment trial is all about November
The single most important thing to understand about the Senate impeachment trial is that it is all for show, meant…
You come at the Trump, you best not miss
The third presidential impeachment in US history has now reached the Senate. Like the first two, this one is almost…
When did Congressional testimony become performance art?
Watching parts of the Watergate hearings again recently, I was struck by just how dry they are as a spectacle.…
Why did Democrats invite a hate preacher into Congress?
The Republicans are the party of racists and religious bigots, and the Democrats are the party of anti-racists and religious…
Saying nothing, very well
In June 2009, the good people of South Carolina lost Mark Sanford, their governor. Per his instructions, his staff told…
Has Hillary gone too far?
There are fresh accusations levelled at her every week. Will they keep her from the Oval Office?
The awkward truth about democracy in action
After David Cameron’s decision to seek parliamentary approval for air strikes against Syria, two lobbies came charging in, banners aloft.…
