Trump Sabotaging His Own Party

There must be a pony here somewhere.

President Donald J. Trump attends Game 3 of the NBA finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, Monday, June 8, 2026, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. President Donald J. Trump attends Game 3 of the NBA finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, Monday, June 8, 2026, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Tired of All the Winning

Not everyone is happy with Trump’s huge Iran War victory.

Congress Strikes Back

Congress is defying the President on Iran, Ukraine, the slush fund, and more.

A Few Texas Primary Thoughts

Plus I indulge in a little political fantasizing.

Empirical Evidence of our Presidentialized Politics

A significant slice of the electorate focuses only on the president.

President Donald Trump addresses members of the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Tuesday, January 20, 2026. President Donald Trump addresses members of the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

Trump Reverses Course in Minnesota

TACO Tuesday?

A No Kings Field Report

Thoughts and photos from downtown Montgomery, AL.

Republicans In Disarray!

Not so much.

They Don’t Teach IR in Sunday School

Cruz on supporting Israel.

Right Wing Media On Iran In 2025 Sounds A Lot Like It Did On Iraq In 2002/3

We’re officially past rhyming and into history (or at least rhetoric) repeating.

Defending and Downplaying the Padilla Incident

Force to create compliance should not be supported or excused. And yet…

Brooks Writes a Paragraph…

…and I write a bit more than that.

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Mitch McConnell Announces Retirement

Don’t let the door . . .

Normalizing Hitler

When the abnormal ceases to be.

Times and Post Won’t Endorse

Staffers are in mutiny after owners killed plans to endorse Kamala Harris for President.

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A Status Quo Election

Our long national nightmare is not over.

Mike Lee’s Ambition

And his corruption.

The Future of College Sports

Faux amateurism is dead. What replaces it remains to be seen.

Trump’s Increasingly Fascistic Speeches

A disturbing dissection in the NYT Magazine.

Trump Dominates Iowa, Ramaswamy Drops Out

No big surprises from the dumbest recurring contest in American politics.

Birtherism 3.0

The target this time: Nikki Haley.

Piling on George Will

A bad column is worse than expected.

George Will’s Obtuseness

Normalizing Trump via poor analysis.

Dean Phillips to Focus on White House Bid, Will not Seek Re-election to House

More importantly, comments on challenges to incumbent presidents.

Mitt Romney Confirms What We’ve Suspected For Years!

The rare case where a clickbait headline is actually appropriate.