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October 2016

October 10, 2016

Debate #2: please make it stop!

Oh, wow, was this painful -- especially as it startedout. I cringed when Trump sniffled;...

October 09, 2016

What happens to Trumpism?

Let's stipulate that Trump will not win the election, that the polling showing him ahead,...

October 08, 2016

President Pence?

In case you missed it, it was reported yesterday that Trump said really nasty things...

September 2016

September 27, 2016

A few debate thoughts

So I watched the debate. I even took copious notes. But it was painful and...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

5 illegal immigration thoughts in advance of Trump’s Big Speech

Two big events today with respect to Trump and immigration: he's scheduled to meet the...

August 24, 2016

On amnesty: how many years?

So Trump has, unsurprisingly, softened his immigration talk until its about the consistency of the...

August 07, 2016

They won’t let you win, part 2

Readers will know that the other day, in what you might call an "exercise in...

August 04, 2016

Dear Mr. Trump: they won’t let you win

Dear Mr. Trump* After many years of success in the real estate business, you have...

August 02, 2016

A new solution to all your Trump woes?

OK, so all the wishful thinking about the Libertarians getting enough votes to play spoiler...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

Why does Trump want the presidency, anyway?

Some possible reasons: A. For his own personal financial enrichment. B. For the ability to...

July 22, 2016

J’accuse (#RNCinCLE)

Jeb Bush. Marco Rubio. Ted Cruz. John Kasich. Chris Christie. And all their top-level donors, supporters,...

July 21, 2016

And when neither evil is “lesser”?

After 5 weeks of travelling, staying in equally-many rental apartments, and dealing with jet lag...

May 2016

May 13, 2016

Why the Trump nomination won’t tear the GOP apart

How often have you read that this election will end up destroying the Republican Party,...

May 04, 2016

Quick Trump Poll

The next 6 months are going to be filled with debates about whether Clinton or...

May 04, 2016

Whose fault is Trump?

Is it the fault of The Republican Party that Trump is the nominee? Depends on...

April 2016

April 26, 2016

Cookies, Cub Scouts, and Candidates – my Tuesday evening

Listening to Trump speaking right now - how depressing! Winning 5 states, by substantial margins....

March 2016

March 15, 2016

I voted! Did you?

That is, if you're living in a state with its primary today. And, yes, I...

March 12, 2016

Trump, protests, etc. – whose fault is it?

In case you haven't been following the news, yesterday Donald Trump cancelled his scheduled rally...

March 08, 2016

Protectionism is back, baby!

Bet you didn't think Trump and Sanders have anything in common -- but they do....

March 07, 2016

Trumpism, if nothing else, exposes the weakness of the two-party system

Yeah, not an elegant post title, but if you were creating a political system from...

March 03, 2016

Nomination Endgame (plus: the debate)

So right now, pundits are speculating: should each remaining GOP candidate stay in the race,...

March 03, 2016

Do I have to say it? You can’t vote for Trump

No, it's not a matter of preserving the status quo, or about reserving the Presidency...

March 02, 2016

(An attempt at) Explaining Trump

You all know her. Or him. That person who blames everyone else for the things...

March 01, 2016

Why not Hillary?

Look, Trump is spectacularly awful. Cruz is just bad. And Rubio? Well, I support him,...

February 2016

February 28, 2016

Trumpism and, is expanded voter turnout really such a good idea?

In a 2015 Pew comparison of OECD countries, the United States ranked 4th from bottom...

February 26, 2016

Rubio needs a converstion story

So, look, I know you're all getting tired of my blog posts on Rubio, but...

February 24, 2016

What’s nuttier? The 2016 American presidential election, or my folks’ current situation?

And by "nutty," I mean unsustainable, worrisome, a train wreck waiting to happen. In the...

February 19, 2016

Fishtown and Belmont are the names that Charles Murray gave to his two representative communities...