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January 2017

January 20, 2017

Moving day at the White House

The White House staff has five hours to move out the former president and his family,...

January 18, 2017

Obama commutes Pvt. Manning’s sentence for leaking military secrets

In one of his last official acts, President Obama used his Constitutional power to grant pardons...

January 17, 2017

Who will pray at Trump’s inauguration

The six religious leaders who will offer prayers at Donald Trump's inauguration have been announced....

January 17, 2017

Trump vows trade deal with UK

In an interview with the London Times [subscription required], Donald Trump promised a quick trade...

January 16, 2017

Trump’s moderating cabinet

So far the confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's cabinet picks suggests that his administration will...

January 16, 2017

Obama gets tough on immigration

With about a week left in office, President Obama has finally cracked down on immigration:...

January 12, 2017

Trump’s news conference & confirmation hearings

Donald Trump held his first news conference since winning the election. He said that he...

January 11, 2017

Actors vs. Trump

Meryl Streep took the occasion of her lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes to...

January 09, 2017

From Russia with Love

Donald Trump and his supporters have been dismissive of U. S. Intelligence claims that the...

December 2016

December 30, 2016

Obama picks a fight with Russians

President Obama has hit Russia with sanctions and the expulsion of diplomatic personnel in retaliation...

December 22, 2016

The next scheme to stop Trump

Trump couldn't be stopped in the Republican primaries, or at the convention, or in the...

December 22, 2016

Requiring a device to limit semis’ speed

Federal regulators have passed a rule requiring new semi trucks to have a device that...

December 21, 2016

Obama stops off-shore drilling before leaving office

President Obama, evidently striking a blow for the environment before Donald Trump takes office, put...

December 20, 2016

Donald Trump news

The Electoral College officially elected Donald Trump president. Despite all of the efforts to persuade...

December 19, 2016

Electoral College Day, then and now

The Electoral College meets today, with the designated electors meeting in state capitols to cast...

December 14, 2016

Problems with the EXXON CEO as Secretary of State

Donald Trump chose Rex Tillerson, the C.E.O. of ExxonMobil, to be Secretary of State. As...

December 13, 2016

Democrats lost because they raised religious liberty fears

The reason the Democrats lost, argues David Bernstein in the Washington Post, is that their words,...

December 12, 2016

CIA says Russia helped Trump

The CIA says that Russia deliberately interfered in the American election in order to help...

December 09, 2016

Trump’s appointments & WWE connections

Donald Trump's choices for his cabinet and other high-level positions in his administration are interesting, to...

December 09, 2016

The triumphs of nationalism

The victory of Donald Trump--along with other political insurgencies in England, France, Italy, and other...

December 06, 2016

Trump’s diplomacy

The diplomatic establishment is all atwitter about Donald Trump's alleged gaffes, such as taking phone...

December 02, 2016

America’s first Independent president?

Donald Trump not only beat the Democrats. Before that, he beat the Republicans. Dan Balz...

December 01, 2016

Trump is already keeping jobs in U.S.

Donald Trump is already fulfilling his campaign promise to keep jobs in America. The air-conditioning...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

Getting rid of Trump via the 25th amendment

The latest fantasy on the left of how they can get rid of Donald Trump...

November 28, 2016

The future of “identity liberalism”

Liberals in politics have traditionally focused on issues of class, economics, and public policy. But...

November 25, 2016

Russian propaganda and the election

The Washington Post reports that "fake news" circulated before the election--such as reports of Hillary...

November 23, 2016

Trump is changing some positions

Donald Trump seems to be backing off from some of what he said on the...

November 22, 2016

What Trump will do on his very first day

Donald Trump announced a series of executive actions that he will put in place on his...

November 21, 2016

The Chris Christie purge

There was more to the purge of Chris Christie and his allies from the Trump...

November 18, 2016

Why presidents should take a salary

Donald Trump, rich guy that he is, has said that he will not take the...