Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon probably cost him his reelection. Trump’s quest for the 2024 GOP nomination is unlikely to be hindered by a giant pardon of his family and himself.
Bill Clinton
Posted inPolitics
How Trump Wasted the Best Tool He Had to Fight Coronavirus
An interview with the man Bill Clinton tasked to create the Strategic National Stockpile.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Healthcare’s Neglected Stepchild
The current crisis should result in a renewed and sustained commitment to public health.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Biden is Exposing the Hidden Anti-Clinton Vote of 2016
An equally capable male candidate not named Clinton would have held up the blue wall in 2016.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Why Aren’t the Republicans Asking for a Censure Vote?
They ought to be looking for ways to signal their disapproval so that no future president believes they can get away with doing something similar.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Who Was Paying Bob Livingston to Spread the Kremlin Line?
Before Rudy Giuliani forced the removal of the Ukrainian ambassador for alleged ties to George Soros, the powerful lobbyist was involved in the same effort.
Posted inPolitical Animal
When Right-Wing Fake News Gets Someone Killed
The head of the Gambino crime family was allegedly murdered by a QAnon conspiracy theorist.
Posted inPolitical Animal
With Jeffrey Epstein’s Arrest, the Darkest Days of the Trump Era May Be Arriving
Some very well-known personages may soon be exposed as fellow-travelers in Epstein’s debauchery and perversions.
Posted inPolitical Animal
GOP Senators Offer Weak Defenses of Trump Against Sexual Assault Allegations
Some say he should be investigated and others say they take him at his word, but sound unconvincing.
Posted inApril/May/June 2019, Featured, Magazine
The Old-School Answer to Global Trade
The alternative to Trumpism lies in the forgotten postwar liberal vision.
