Columns

Catastrophism is the ruling ideology

Published on Thu, 02/28/2019 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — A friend on a long car trip took the opportunity of listening to conservative talk radio along the way. He reported: “Right-wing talk radio is using language that

Which will spread faster?

Published on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 12:00am

Measles and Socialism are spreading. It may not be a coincidence. In the olden days, before the internet, some parents paid attention to an actress with a big chest for

Drafting women to end all wars

Published on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — Last week, a district court judge ruled that it is unconstitutional for only men to have to register with the Selective Service, opening the possibility that women might

The myth of kinder, gentler socialism

Published on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 12:00am

Venezuela is a socialist country. Venezuela is also a dictatorship. Currently, Venezuela has fallen into open violence and complete chaos, with the strongman Nicolas Maduro ordering troops to open fire

Welfare for the rich

Published on Tue, 02/26/2019 - 12:00am

When I hear “welfare payments,” I think “poor people.” But America’s biggest welfare recipients are often politically connected corporations — like America’s sugar producers. The industry gets billions of dollars

This Trump scandal is radioactive

Published on Tue, 02/26/2019 - 12:00am

Often enough, the ambitious phrase “Middle East peace plan” emanates from the Trump White House, often associated with presidential son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. Only last week, the Polish

The MAGA curse

Published on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — Humans do the strangest things. In two recent why-dunits, the curious have wondered why: (1) a successful TV star would allegedly orchestrate a fake, hate-inspired attack on himself,

Nobody knows who will be the nominees

Published on Fri, 02/22/2019 - 12:00am

Peter D. Hart, the respected Democratic pollster who has perfected his trade through his work in the past 15 presidential campaigns, candidly warns against the predictive value of polls taken

Sanders, it’s over

Published on Thu, 02/21/2019 - 12:00am

Before the 2016 presidential race, Bernie Sanders exuded some charm as an unapologetic lefty with a Brooklyn accent. But when his campaign gained traction, the authoritarian took over. Unwilling to

3 lessons from the Jussie Smollett hoax

Published on Thu, 02/21/2019 - 12:00am

So, Jussie Smollett was lying. The “Empire” actor claimed that when he was walking home at 2 a.m. in Chicago, in the midst of the polar vortex, he was accosted