by Jackie Calmes Lucky for the Republicans who run the House, few Americans are paying attention to their antics of late, given the focus on the presidential race. Here’s what they’re up to: busily exemplifying the definition of insanity — doing the same thing over and over ...
by Jackie Calmes If it’s strength they need, there’s strength in numbers. I’m referring to former officials who worked for Donald Trump, especially the national security stewards, who have declined to come forward publicly and directly to warn voters that he’s unfit to be ...
Politicians seldom pay a political price when they talk out of both sides of their mouths, tell everyone what they want to hear, and don’t do what they promised. However, on the issue of reparations, it may be different. In September 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 3121, ...
by Susan McWilliams Barndt Every year, I ask my political science students, “What is your earliest political memory?” I pose the question to figure out what political and cultural moments have shaped them. Over the years, their answers have served mainly to help me think about ...
I am not a Donald Trump supporter, but if I were I would be profoundly disappointed in his debate performance Tuesday night. Kamala Harris, who Trump has said is as “dumb as a rock,” repeatedly backed Trump into rhetorical corners over the course of the 90-minute debate. Time after ...
Americans focused on inflation seem especially tuned into the price of gasoline. While inflation has been fading away, many prices remain higher than they were two years ago. But not for gasoline. That’s getting cheaper. The average price at the pump is now about $3.26, which is down ...