Dick Polman
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Farewell to Paul Ryan, a serial Pinocchio
As we bid a faux-fond farewell to Paul Ryan, who has parachuted from the flaming Republican plane, let’s give credit where credit i ...
7 years ago
The GOP’s ‘hollow men’: Spineless in the face of crisis
Whenever I ponder the despicable impotence of the congressional Republicans — especially now, as we lurch toward a national crisis long ...
7 years ago
Terrified Trump gets a tough tutorial on the rule of law
As dawn broke this morning, the ranter-in-chief tweeted his first lie of the new day: "Attorney-client privilege is dead!"
7 years ago
A fire kills tenant in Trump building. Trump boasts: ‘Well built building.’
A few years ago, Psychology Today magazine ran an article titled “How to Spot a Sociopath.” One key warning sign is a dearth ...
7 years ago
The hostages at Trump TV: ‘We have lost respect for our jobs’
It reads like a hostage letter penned in a basement cell and smuggled to the public via carrier pigeon. “We are journalists ...
7 years ago
Wisconsin’s voters churn the burgeoning blue wave
We have a choice today. We could parse Cadet Bone Spurs’ faux-macho decision to militarize the Mexican border by sending the Nation ...
7 years ago
Martin Luther King’s final speech, ‘standing up for the best in the American dream’
Fifty years dead, Martin Luther King reminds us that we can still see the stars.
7 years ago
Finally, a movie about the Chappaquiddick scandal
When I heard that Hollywood was making a movie about Chappaquiddick, I said to myself, "Hallelujah. It's about time."
7 years ago
New from Trump TV: Sinclair’s robotic propagandists
Welcome to the newest iteration of Trump TV, courtesy of the nation's largest owner of local TV stations.
7 years ago
Presidents have always attracted top legal talent — until now
Trump might as well post an ad on Craigslist, because nothing else seems to be working.
7 years ago
Dumb and dumber: Trump’s lawyer and the lawyer’s lawyer
I'm sorry to return so soon to the Stormy Daniels saga. But it's actually not about sex.
7 years ago
Ryan Costello and ‘the modified limited hangout route’
Between now and November, a lot of bailing Republicans (in this election cycle, a record number of retirements) will likely try to replicate Costello's tortured balancing act.
7 years ago