by Robin Abcarian Former President Donald Trump did something breathtakingly cynical, certainly immoral and probably illegal the other day. In other words, it was Monday. Trump used […]
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The Harris-Walz interview
In television, the first thing you notice is what you see, not what you hear. It’s called optics and in the CNN interview with Vice President Kamala […]
Trump/RFK Jr. alliance is weird, but here’s how it might work
by Cynthia M. Allen In an election cycle that can only be described as stranger than fiction, things have just gotten impossibly weirder. Longtime Democrat-turned-independent candidate for […]
Harris and Trump both call for unity. Here’s why they’re wrong
by Jonah Goldberg The single most abused, misused and misunderstood word in American politics is “unity.” All presidential candidates vow to unite Americans. Nearly every pundit and […]
Politicians are all ‘flip-floppers’
by Carl P. Leubsdorf When Kamala Harris first sought the presidency in 2019, she leaned left, backing Medicare for all, urging a ban on the oil recovery […]
Harris and Trump shouldn’t pander to crypto crowd
The good news is that business interests are getting support during an election year. The bad news is that the business is crypto. Less than two years […]
From Rock the Vote to TikTok — Pop culture’s political influence
by F. Willis Johnson In 1992, a young Bill Clinton tried to connect with Generation X by joking around and soulfully playing the sax on “The Arsenio […]
Harris should fight Trump with better Bidenomics
Vice President Kamala Harris has begun to set out her economic agenda. Unsurprisingly, her program is shaping up to be Bidenomics 2.0 — which is mostly a […]
Harris is right about housing assistance and price gouging
Here’s what you should know by Michael Hiltzik Up to now, Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has been careful about rolling out its policy initiatives, and — at […]
Harris’ about-face on border issues is classic flip-flopping. Will voters care?
by Lynn Schmidt Anyone who has gone fishing, caught one and had it wiggle out of their hands, knows that while a fish is flopping around searching […]