Vice President Mike Pence is nothing if not loyal. Pence has been scrupulously loyal to his wife of 32 years, Karen Pence, and has earned a reputation as a politician who maintains fealty to his principles. Most notably, Pence, who describes himself as “a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order,” has faithfully […]
Politics
How Trump’s incoherent U.N. speech perfectly mirrored America’s foreign policy
From the moment Donald Trump began his campaign for president, he displayed a remarkable knack for exposing the incoherence lying just beneath the surface of the Republican Party’s governing ideology. The GOP claims to champion the interests of ordinary Americans, but its policies favor elites at the expense of everyone else. The party portrays itself […]
The new TrumpCare bill is the worst one yet
If you thought TrumpCare was dead, think again. Back in July, the Republicans tried and failed to pass no less than three versions of an ObamaCare repeal bill through the Senate. But Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) had already begun work on a fourth version when the third one failed. And in […]
The ongoing delusions of Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton should have paid more attention to her husband’s former adviser Paul Begala, who once said, “Never interrupt your opponent when he’s destroying himself.” And even if the former Democratic nominee resists that strategy, her party might want to insist on it. Because Clinton’s highly publicized and problematic book tour is rescuing President Trump […]
Liberals’ hysterical Russia hypocrisies
My first thought upon reading that American investigators reportedly wiretapped Paul Manafort before and after the 2016 election was “Trump was right!” Many liberals had an altogether different reaction. “Robert Mueller brings down the hammer on Paul Manafort,” ran a headline on Vanity Fair’s website. “ALL HELL’S ABOUT TO BREAK LOOSE!!” said Jon Cooper, chairman […]