Dick Polman

Yes, Trump fans, we're listening to you. Endlessly. We keep journeying to your communities, the supposed "real America," just to indulge you.

Can we regain our footing as a nation in 2018? Perhaps it can happen if the usual suspects heed my suggested resolutions.

Let's ring out the old year by cleaning out the cupboard.

In honor of Donald Trump's most towering achievement — no previous president can touch his talent for serial falsity — my year-end pop quiz features only one question:

We wonder what it will take to shake the faith of Trump's fans. His failure to tackle the opioid epidemic might conceivably dampen their ardor.

There's ample time this week to assess the first long year of the Trump occupation, but perhaps one December incident tells us all we need to know about the assault on truth.

'Twas the night before Christmas
And through the White House
Not a creature was stirring
Except for the louse...

Obamacare enrollment stats are a reminder that an historically unpopular president and a manifestly unpopular party cannot simply compel Americans to behave like sheep.

Last week I suggested that the GOP tax "reform" law is a "suicide pact" that will snuff them in the '18 midterm elections. But today I play devil's advocate with myself.

An old Yiddish quip comes in handy during times of misfortune: "It could always be worse."

How horrific to watch a weak president deliver a national security speech without mentioning Russia's invasion of our '16 election or what he's doing to prevent more of it.

Sen. Bob Corker has changed his mind and now signals support of the GOP tax bill. The fiscal particulars haven't changed. Except for a tax break for wealthy property owners.