Joe Biden
Standing before the back door to Independence Hall, President Joe Biden delivered a forthright political address, but did it in a slightly unusual way. Sounding almost like a cleric at the lectern, when Biden talked about the promise and purpose of America, he spoke in frankly patriotic terms that might
Immigration
People — poor people mostly — are desperate to get to America. So desperate they will lie and distort the law to achieve sanctuary here. I don’t blame them for wanting to come here. I do blame them for subverting our law — whether they crash the border and run for the
Donald J. Trump
When I first became politically aware, around the age of 10, I liked Republicans. I was too young to understand President Harry S Truman. I had some glimmers about him, but did not appreciate his command of the presidency until I was much older. Dwight David Eisenhower became the Republican
Donald J. Trump
A recent argument between myself and my best friend revolved around Donald J. Trump. My friend believes he is “evil.” By that he means that every bad thing he did was craftily planned and deliberate. I am less sure of the strategy behind his tactics because I rate him as
Donald J. Trump
As you know, I post things that make me laugh, or make me think, and appearance here does not necessarily indicate agreement. This was too droll to pass up, given Donald J. Trump’s appearance in a New York courtroom. As you may know, in the past he often suggested
Politics
There’s a show-biz adage about audiences that says, “Always leave them wanting more.” That is not what the House Jan. 6 committee planned Tuesday with a televised hearing that was to start at 10 a.m. and go all day long. At the last minute, they started the hearing
Politics
Surprise! The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol was going to take a few weeks off, but stumbled into something it thought so explosive, it called a Special Added Attraction Assembly for Tuesday afternoon. To this neutral observer outside the Beltway, there was a juicy hamburger
Politics
Thursday’s hearing of the House committee investigating Jan. 6 might have been called Pressure Cooker -- Part II. The Tuesday hearing produced testimony from several elected Republican officials -- and from Donald J. Trump himself on recorded calls -- that the president tried to pressure them into not accepting
Politics
By Jack Goldsmith The evidence gathered by the Jan. 6 committee and in some of the federal cases against those involved in the Capitol attack poses for Attorney General Merrick Garland one of the most consequential questions that any attorney general has ever faced: Should the United States indict former
Politics
Tuesday was Hump Day for the House Jan. 6 committee, the fourth and halfway point. As things stand now, seven hearings will be held. In case you are new here, I concede the committee is out to “get Trump.” I also believe the first three hearings did not produce a
Donald J. Trump
I am happy that my blog attracts people from Left to Right. The vast majority of my subscribers read and enjoy (or not), but do not comment. The majority of people who do comment are male, which I kind of understand, and older, which I also understand, and lean Right,
Politics
Thursday was the day for Mike Pence’s turn in the spotlight, but the former vice president did not appear before the House Jan. 6 committee. Was he in the undisclosed location he was ushered to on Jan. 6? I don’t know whether his absence is a reflection of