October 25, 2017
Building the Dang Fence and Other False Promises
I remember vividly when John McCain demanded that Congress build “the danged fence” on Arizona’s southern border. He was running a heated primary against former Congressman and conservative firebrand J.D. Hayworth and wanted to show his constituents that he too...
October 24, 2017
The Van Buren way
“I feel much alarmed at the prospect of seeing General Jackson as President. He is one of the most unfit men I know of for such a place. He has had very little respect for laws and constitutions….” Thomas Jefferson’s...
October 19, 2017
“D”efining the Trump Presidency and Other Thoughts
(These are some notes from a little talk I gave at a conference in Chicago which I thought I would share with you.) My first office job was just a couple blocks from here in Chicago Board of Trade Building,...
October 16, 2017
Steve Bannon’s Misplaced War
Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) is certainly happy to hear about Stephen Bannon’s war on the Republican establishment. So is Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.). And Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). And Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)....