Biden’s Capitol speech shows how much he needs Trump
Joe Biden delivered. There was no somnolence, no quiescence. Instead, Biden lashed into his predecessor in unprecedented fashion to offer…
Liz Cheney’s high noon
Last night was Liz Cheney’s breakout moment. As Cheney read the various text messages from various Fox News luminaries and…
Steve Bannon’s indictment tightens the noose
Congressman Adam Schiff is crowing. “It’s very positive,” he said on Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press about the indictment of…
Sleep is Joe Biden’s superpower
As usual, P.G. Wodehouse put it best. “What is it Shakespeare calls sleep, Jeeves?,” Bertie Wooster inquires of his faithful…
Tucker Carlson goes full truther
Heavens to Betsy! It seems that Tucker Carlson has gone full truther. Or, if you prefer, disinformer about the tawdry…
The ‘Justice for J6’ rally was a total dud
There used to be an old joke that there were more members of the FBI who were members of the…
The Taliban didn’t beat America. Afghanistan did
The late Edward Said invented, or at least brought into vogue, the notion of Orientalism. For a time this became…
Biden embraces his inner realist
It’s starting to look as though President Joe Biden really does want to leave Afghanistan. In his speech today, Biden…
What does the future hold for Donald Trump?
Don’t call it a comeback! Whether it’s by popular acclamation or by a coup, as former national security adviser Michael…
Underestimate Joe Biden at your peril
Talk about mojo! It was a calm, genial and persuasive Joe Biden that appeared before the press yesterday afternoon, easily…
Is America overstimulated?
The last thing anyone would accuse Joe Biden of is being overstimulated. But the Senate’s rapid approval of his pandemic…
Ted Cruz’s moment in the sun
So one disaster wasn’t enough for you, Ted? You had to create a new, very personal one by hightailing it…
To convict or not to convict
Tomorrow, attorneys Bruce Castor, David Schoen, Michael van der Veen and William Brennan plan to speak on behalf of Donald…
A Trump comeback? Don't bet on it
He did it. Donald Trump made it through four years, not an accomplishment many of his detractors thought he would…
How will Trump leave office?
Send in the troops. The nation must restore order. The military stands ready. Aficionados of the New York Times may recall…
Trump is the gravedigger of the GOP
Congratulations, President Trump! It took a while but you’ve finally achieved the American carnage that you purported to descry in…
Closing time at the Barr
William P. Barr is out. Joe Biden is in. And Donald Trump has a few more weeks left to bemoan…
Trump’s big Bill Barr bust
For all the caterwauling on the left about one William P. Barr, he hasn’t really delivered for Donald Trump, apart…
While Trump ran a good campaign, Biden ran an even better one
Give Donald Trump credit for waging a shrewd reelection campaign in the face of the pandemic, a tanking economy and…
The Trump campaign is doomed
Freddy Gray is optimistic about President Trump’s political prospects. The polls showing that Trump is headed for the ropes are…
The Barrett hearings show the Democrats have wised up since Kavanaugh
There was nothing original about Amy Coney Barrett’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee other than her incessant professions of…
Our overstimulated president
Is Donald Trump feeling overstimulated? First he scorned stimulus talks with the Democrats, tweeting on Tuesday afternoon that he was…
Don't underestimate Joe Biden
So is it over for Joe? Gloating Republicans and handwringing Democrats alike suddenly seem convinced that President Trump is headed…
Melania’s moment
Free Melania? She made her jailbreak tonight. Whether or not President Trump wins re-election, she was out to save, as…
Sleepy no more: Joe Biden unmasked
It was like an Elvis sighting. ‘WHERE’S HUNTER,’ Trump kept bellowing in his tweets. Well, there was the recently reclusive…
