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Will Pennsylvania’s high court zap the rigged Republican map?
The practice of rigging congressional maps for extreme partisan advantage — known, of course, as gerrymandering — is under attack on a number of fronts.
8 years ago
Wolff’s book resonates because Trump keeps confirming it
Wolff concluded that Trump is unfit to serve. And virtually everything that Trump has done and said since the book’s release has demonstrated that he got it right.
8 years ago
Holiday high jinks from the gang that can’t spin straight
The issue is not just what Trump said about immigration, but what this protracted episode says about the protectors who give him cover and abet his serial lies.
8 years ago
Martin Luther King on the craven Republican silence
Had he lived to a robust old age, Martin Luther King, Jr. would've turned 89 today. One can only imagine what he'd be saying about Donald Trump.
8 years ago
The racist-in-chief trashes the American dream
In the past, a president was expected to summon the best angels of our nature, and to honor the American values that have long made us the envy of huddled masses everywhere.
8 years ago
Goodbye, Darrell Issa, and good riddance
For sheer funniness, lets recap his tenure as a crackpot sleuth of nonexistent scandals.
8 years ago
The camera doesn’t lie: On immigration, Trump is rudderless
Based on yesterday's meeting, he believes in everything that everyone in both parties said — although he'd be fine with endorsing all of it or none of it.
8 years ago
Bravo, Jake Tapper: ‘I’ve wasted enough of my viewers’ time’
In the spirit of balance, cable news anchors have tried to book Trump defenders who respect facts and civil engagement. All too often, the guests rant and rave and lie.
8 years ago
The politics of celebrity: Oprah stokes the buzz
If Oprah Winfrey intended to hose down her noisome boosters during last night's speech at the Golden Globes, she failed miserably.
8 years ago
Censorship stupidity: Trump tries to keep the Wolff from his door
How fitting that Trump's attempt to block the release of a devastating book roughly parallels Richard Nixon's attempt to block the release of the Pentagon Papers.
8 years ago
Dysfunctional Trump, battered by tell-all tidbits
There's no way that Trump can blame "Democrats" or the "Deep State." Everybody in the White House leaks about the mad king.
8 years ago
Which Mitt Romney would serve in the Senate?
More sane voices are sorely needed, and if the Mitt of March '16 shows up, all the better. We'll take all help we can get.
8 years ago