August 8, 2016
The Olympics
My son, who is ten, loves the Olympics. He stayed up with my wife to watch Michael Phelps and the rest of the crew until 12:30 am this morning, way past his bed-time and way past my bed-time. Thank God the...
August 4, 2016
The Mess That is the GOP
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) The Republican Party is a mess, from the top of the ticket down to its grass roots. The presidential nominee, and party standard-bearer, is a flawed, undisciplined, and seemingly irrational...
August 3, 2016
Bill and Donald: Two Peas In a Pod
(This originally appeared on the website Political Storm) Hillary Clinton is running for a third term of Barack Obama. Donald Trump is running to be Bill Clinton’s third term. It’s not a perfect analogy. But in many ways, Trump will...
August 1, 2016
More Than A Glancing Blow
The parents of two American heroes give personal testimonials at two different conventions. One hits the mark. The other lands only a glancing blow. The results speak to the quality of the two competing Presidential campaigns, the built-in bias of...
July 29, 2016
Hillary Will Probably Win… And Yet
Hillary Clinton makes two major arguments for her campaign. She is a woman. She is not Donald Trump. In all likelihood, that should be enough to carry her to the White House. And yet. The deck is stacked against Mr....
July 28, 2016
Conventions Reveal Deep Divisions of Two Political Parties
(This originally appeared on the website Political Storm) The Democratic National Convention (“DNC”) is focused on the marginalized. The Republican National Convention (“RNC”) was focused on those who feel they are being marginalized by a rapidly changing society. Outside the...