Trump’s middle-finger defense
“Son, this is a Washington, D.C., kind of lie. It’s when the other person knows…
Author John Young
‘Say it ain’t so’? GOP leaders say, ‘So?’
They cheated. They got caught. They’re gone. If only our nation were governed like Major…
Standing around oblivious to flames
Two views this week stand as a haunting portrait of planetary distress. From the ground:…
The gleam in Rick Perry’s eyes
Soon-to-be-outta-here Energy Secretary Rick Perry has certainly changed his take. A couple of years ago…
If another president did (even one of) these things…
The GOP explanation, with an attempt at correct punctuation: “He didn’t do it, but if…
Stop the kidney punches, Democrats
The Democratic presidential debates have been as welcome as a toothache. Bash, trash, clash, finger-point,…
The embarrassment-a-thon continues
It’s a stunning number. A new Associated Press-NORC poll finds that 62 percent of Americans…
‘All lives matter’? You don’t mean it
Congressman Kevin McCarthy spun the wheel of empty rationalizations. It came up: “video games.” It…
Thanks Trump for shining the light one these women
I know what many want at this moment: to denounce him, to impeach him, to send…
President with a pronoun problem
Hear the distant rumble. Ram the ramparts. Hustle the muskets to the nearest landing strip.…