by Jackie Calmes Forget for a moment the indictments against Donald Trump, including the latest from Georgia, and about what impact they might have on his presidential […]
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Trump’s 1st Amendment defense for Jan. 6 indictment is nonsense
by David Cole and Ben Wizner Does the First Amendment shield Donald Trump from prosecution for conspiracy to obstruct the 2020 election results? Trump’s lawyer has proclaimed […]
Trump’s nightmare: A prosecutor who can’t be baited
Donald Trump is a malignant narcissist. This judgement has been made by psychiatrists and prosecutors alike. The milder form of the narcissistic personality disorder centers on grandiosity, […]
Why wouldn’t Americans see politics in indictments against Trump?
by Byron York It is sometimes said that the prosecutions of former President Donald Trump are “backfiring” on Democrats. That is, instead of lowering Trump’s political support, […]
Aug. 13 letters to the editor
Humane Society says thanks for donations The Monongalia County Humane Society would like to thank the residents of Monongalia County and participating businesses for their donations of […]
Trump’s indictment reflects the failures of our populist passions
by Jonah Goldberg America blew it. I generally support special prosecutor Jack Smith’s indictments of Donald Trump. The classified documents case is open-and-shut, as far as I […]
A Trump-Biden rematch? Odds are against it
by Gene Lyons Maybe it’s my advanced age talking, but I doubt very much that the conventional wisdom regarding the 2024 presidential election will play out as […]
Latest Trump indictment defends America’s battered democracy
by Noah Feldman This is the big one: the first time the Department of Justice has ever indicted a former president for subverting democracy by trying to […]
It’s the economy, Joe, and only the economy
Joe Biden’s supporters — and perhaps Biden himself — can’t understand why the presidential poll numbers on the economy aren’t better. Why is he getting so little […]
Jack Smith narrows possible charges against Trump to the essentials
by Doyle McManus We don’t know what specific charges special counsel Jack Smith will pursue if former President Donald Trump is indicted on allegations of attempting to […]