WASHINGTON — President Trump was wrong to personally attack Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D.-Md., a man widely respected by both Democrats and Republicans alike. But Trump was absolutely right when he called Baltimore “dangerous,” “filthy” and “rodent infested” — that is, if you can believe what you read in the “failing New York Times.” In […]

If you are a regular here, you may have heard this story before. But it bears repeating. In 1958, George Wallace ran for governor of Alabama against John Patterson, a fire-breathing segregationist. Wallace, though also a segregationist, was considered enough of a racial moderate to be endorsed by the NAACP. So naturally, he was trounced. […]

The Washington Post, which has done everything in its dwindling power with articles, editorials and columns denouncing, demeaning and attempting to destroy President Trump, appears to have temporarily — but only temporarily — raised the white flag. A headline following former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s appearance before two House committees said: “Democrats struggle to figure […]

The public dislikes identity politics big time. Right-winger Steve Bannon rejoices when Democrats try to sell themselves through special appeals to race, gender, ethnicity or sexual identity. When Democrats dwell on identity politics, “I got ’em,” he said. “(W)e can crush the Democrats.” Identity politics is dated and even ignored by many in the groups […]

WASHINGTON — The military-industrial complex isn’t bankrupting us — though some on the left still cling nostalgically to the belief that it is. It’s fiction. We need to be clear about this. As I’ve written before, one of the great uncovered stories in Washington is the defense budget versus the welfare state. Defense is getting […]

Rarely has a made-for-TV drama been such bad TV. The much anticipated Robert Mueller hearings that were supposed to catalyze the impeachment drive against President Trump probably brought it to an effective end. The testimony represented the final installment of a years-long over-investment in Mueller by the Democrats and the media that finally went completely […]

WASHINGTON — Robert Mueller’s disastrous testimony has taken the wind out of the sails of the Democratic impeachment drive. That is a victory for President Trump. But it also was good news for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. For most Americans, the Mueller investigation was about whether the president of the United States conspired with Russia […]

We are living in a precarious time for this country. Many of us turn on the news or open the paper and see a system that seems so dysfunctional that it cannot be fixed. This dysfunction was on full display this week after Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified before two House committees about the findings […]

NEW YORK — Britain has a new prime minister, and Donald Trump approves. “He’s tough and he’s smart,” Trump said of Boris Johnson. “They call him ‘Britain Trump.’ And people are saying that’s a good thing. They like me over there.” In fact, according to YouGov, only 21% of Britons have a favorable view of […]