Dick Polman
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Trump says he’s too intelligent to believe in climate change
When Galileo was jailed in the 17th century for concluding that the Earth revolves around the sun, he rightly blamed his predicament on & ...
7 years ago
The last midterm: Mississippi’s William Faulkner election
William Faulkner, the bard of segregated Mississippi, once wrote: "The past is never dead. It's not even past."
7 years ago
The ridiculous Democratic rebellion against Nancy Pelosi
There's an old saying, attributed to nobody in particular, that Democrats never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
7 years ago
CNN’s historic lawsuit against Trump strikes a blow for the free press
Floyd Abrams, one of our foremost First Amendment lawyers, told me during the summer that the free and independent American press is unde ...
7 years ago
Will Robert Mueller survive Trump’s Justice Department coup? Probably!
When I wrote here last Wednesday that Donald Trump, confronted with a Democratic House, would “behave like a cornered rat,” I ...
7 years ago
Blue wave meets red wall: Split decision for a divided nation
Beginning in January, when Democrats take control of the House, the Trump-Republican agenda will be officially dead.
7 years ago
The ’18 midterms: Checks and balances, or a blank check?
So we've reached the crossroads: Checks and balances, or a blank check? What kind of nation are we? Are we informed citizens, or sheep?
7 years ago
Birthright citizenship: Trump’s latest sideshow distraction
Does Donald Trump truly intend to erase the Constitution’s provision that awards citizenship to all babies born on U.S. soil? (Doub ...
7 years ago
Trump sows the wind, reaps the whirlwind
The provocateur-in-chief has spent the last three years stoking his cultists to commit political violence.
7 years ago
Be very afraid, the caravan is coming to getcha!
Donald Trump's current con job - spreading lies about the migrants who are walking through Mexico is just his latest attempt to weaponize fear for political gain.
7 years ago
Trump, racism, polarization: As Florida goes, so goes the nation
Pay close attention to the Florida gubernatorial race, because it is a proxy for our nationally polarized political climate.
7 years ago
Elizabeth Warren is distracting Democrats and wasting our time
Leave it to the Democrats — one Democrat in particular — to muddy their campaign message on the eve of the most crucial midterm elect ...
7 years ago