by Jonah Goldberg American politics is so intensely stupid and nasty that it sometimes seems as if somebody made a series of wishes with a monkey’s paw. […]
Author: Syndicated Columnist
Primary no-shows a warning to Biden
They’ve almost finished counting votes from the California primary and the news is not good for President Joe Biden. Sure, he “won.” He was virtually unopposed and […]
Justice coming to some of the liars
by Mark Z. Barabak The arc of the moral universe — the one that is supposedly long and bending toward justice — seems finally to be edging […]
Raising Social Security’s retirement age is the least bad option
by Karl W. Smith Republicans in Congress have proposed a plan to shore up the Social Security Trust Fund, mainly by slowly increasing the retirement age from […]
Why Trump’s running mate is less likely to be Rubio than MTG
by Jonah Goldberg Now that Donald Trump is officially the presumptive Republican nominee, he’s getting ready for the general election. In just the last couple of weeks, […]
What I learned about living alone after losing my wife of 42 years
by Bruce Wexler This year, at the age of 72, I started living alone for the first time in my life. For 42 years before that, I […]
Don’t tell ‘double-hater’ she’s crazy voting for someone else
by Mark Z. Barabak ROSEVILLE, Calif. — By now Victoria Thompson has heard it many times. She’s crazy. She’s throwing her vote away. Worse, those who loathe […]
Kate Middleton has cancer. How awful was all our speculating?
by Carla Hall Finally, there was the explanation everyone was clamoring for but no one was expecting: Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William, the heir to […]
Social Security again in crosshairs of a GOP budget, even though long-term fix is simple
by Michael Hiltzik A hoary old chestnut in government circles describes all budgets as mostly political documents. But what can you say about a budget that’s nothing […]
American happiness just hit a new low
by Virginia Heffernan Lately I’ve been looking forward to turning 60 and celebrating with a slug of strong black coffee, the way I once aspired to turn […]
