Dick Polman
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GOP and Obamacare: Still flummoxed after all these years
Way back in March 2010, when congressional Republicans were incensed that America was poised to join the western world by offering health ...
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The egalitarian ideal: Lincoln foreshadowed Martin Luther King
I refuse to soil Martin Luther King Day by parsing the repugnant toddler’s tweets about John Lewis. This national celebration is su ...
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Finally! Comey gets probed for his pre-election meddling
The 2016 election has been renewed for another season. This is like watching a series on Showtime. For those of you who aren’ ...
9 years ago
Trump vs. spooks: ‘Sabotaging his own presidency’
During yesterday’s choleric press conference, Donald Trump compared the intelligence community to the Nazis. Not a good idea. ...
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Obama channels Ike to warn about Trump
Before we sink anew into the Trump muck that will plague us throughout the Russian asset’s administration, let us celebrate what we ...
9 years ago
Will Trump confront the next Russian cyberinvasion?
I’m well aware that most Americans — afflicted as they are by attention deficit disorder, and soon to be “led” by an ...
9 years ago
And the Oscar for Most Truthtelling Performance goes to…
Bravo, Meryl Streep. Tell it, sister. I know that people in the arts can sometimes be insufferable, like when they all wear ribbon ...
9 years ago
A random weekend thought. Let’s see if I got this right: Ex-Philadelphia mayoral candidate and all-around sane grownup ...
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A taste of our own meddlesome medicine
Of all the ways that Republicans are signaling Trumpian fealty to Mother Russia, of all the ways they’re trying to deny or excuse t ...
9 years ago
Why have so many Republicans gone soft on Russia?
Once upon a time, Republicans were united in their hawkishness toward Russia. Their big shtick was vigilance, as best evidenced by their ...
9 years ago
Can Megyn Kelly thrive outside the bubble?
When the news broke yesterday that Megyn Kelly was leaving the Fox News bubble to pursue a broader audience at NBC, my initial thought wa ...
9 years ago
It begins: House Republicans try to kill their ethics watchdog
Mark Twain once said, “The government of my country snubs honest simplicity, but fondles artistic villainy.” If only he were ...
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