Columnist on politics and domestic and foreign affairs
The Maine Democrat and Senate aspirant and his apologists are marinated in the jargon of therapy-speak.
Negative partisanship rules as voters mildly like their own party but detest the opposition.
Lamar Alexander’s new memoir of life in the Senate reveals a craftsman of politics and conservatism.
Drone warfare has produced a bloody battlefield stasis reminiscent of World War I.
In a war with China, securing air superiority would be paramount.
Purging Sens. John Cornyn and Bill Cassidy sacrifices intelligence in scarce supply in the GOP.
B-52 bombers used against Iran were built before the release of the first Beatles album.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) isn't seeking reelection. That’s a loss for the country.
What if Doug Ducey ran for president? One could imagine ...
Graduates of campus monocultures emerge with high grades, low learning and a talent for blaming.
The justices' 6-3 ruling on a Louisiana gerrymandering case reveals a stark disagreement.
Another dubious attempt to justify aggrandizing power in the executive branch.
Restrain the president, revive Congress, honor Madisonian principles. What’s not to like?
Political economist Nicholas Eberstadt lays out a dire, cautionary scenario.
Innocent people harmed in law enforcement raids deserve restitution.
A Golden State referendum in November invites economic damage it can't afford.
Seattle's "Race and Social Justice Initiative" is divisive, bullying and, now, boring.
The “power to grant reprieves and pardons” has become another source of political brutishness.
An Oklahoma couple has run afoul of a state law protecting funeral-home operators.
Diluting democracy’s foundational belief in individual agency opens the door to governmental overreach.