Politics

“These companies are not going to give you everything out of the goodness of their hearts. They start sweating when they see you standing together.”

A short history of the long war on drugs in Latin America from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump.

If the winners refuse to budge, America could turn its back on free trade – and much else. Indeed, there’s no telling where the anger we’ve seen this primary might lead.

Admittedly, “Trump the Rogue Empire-buster” smacks of old-fashioned, comic book cartoon characters – full of sneering menace, contempt and buffoonery. Okay, not...

Voters in the lawsuit say their party affiliations were mysteriously changed.

The best retort to an unqualified, unstable narcissist is dramatic contrast with a principled, grounded, selfless career professional like Sanders. Broadcast Trump's vanity worldview, glorifying his almighty cash nexus, against Sanders' steadfast life of public service -- in which honor and persistence reinforce moral intentions, fleshing in Bernie's idealistic pledges. The effective way to trump Trump is present a stable, moral choice opposite in every way to his surfeit of moneyed self-indulgence, life-long manias for fame, and incendiary fabrications.

Trump is embarking on an orgy of cruelty for absolutely no reason.

Even a broken clock is correct twice a day. Likewise, an incompetent, historically ignorant, politically naive, diplomaticallychallenged, shallow, impulsive,...

I know which leader is a more positive force in international affairs, by far (domestic policies and press are a different issue, though I don’t trust Trump on those, either.)

What is happening with the EPA?