April 5, 2016
Some advice for Mr. Trump
(Originally published in The Hill) I don’t like Donald Trump and I don’t think he is qualified to be president of the United States. That being said, I respect the will of the Republican primary voters. And I still believe...
April 5, 2016
Puerto Rico Needs Our Help
Puerto Rico is a revelation. If you have never been there, you should go. I never had been, until last week, and now I regret that it took me so long to get there. Puerto Rico first came into my...
March 24, 2016
Trump and NATO
NATO is due for an overhaul. About four years after the conclusion of the Second World War, the United States formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with its strategic Western allies. Europe was a mess. Millions were still living in...
March 23, 2016
Paul Ryan is right. Will anyone listen?
(Originally published in USA Today) “Trump is the symptom but not the root of the incivility that threatens our political process.” Of course, House Speaker Paul Ryan is correct. Incivility is making it increasingly difficult for America to resolve its problems...
March 22, 2016
Being All Over the Place on Trump
I acknowledge that I have been all over the place on Donald Trump. I have been very critical of him at times (who hasn’t), while I have also said that I would vote for him if he got the nomination....
March 21, 2016
The case for Trump
(First published in The Hill) Let’s say, by some miracle, that Donald Trump does get Republican Party’s presidential nomination. OK, maybe miracle is the wrong word, but what once seemed far-fetched now looks like the most likely possibility. There has...