February 23, 2022 With Russia carving up Ukraine, why has Biden stopped at limited sanctions? War has now come to Ukraine, just like President Biden said it would. But it is not clear Biden is making Putin pay for it like he said.
February 22, 2022 The backlash over an excessively woke Democratic Party With all the focus on GOP infighting–typified by Kevin McCarthy endorsing Liz Cheney’s primary opponent–it’s easy to lose sight of the Democratic battles that never really reached a cease-fire.
February 18, 2022 How reputations are ruined, from CNN to Buckingham Palace CNN has suffered a ratings swoon that certainly didn’t help Zucker when he got into trouble for not disclosing a sexual relationship with his top deputy
February 16, 2022 An era of endless debates, from Ukraine to vaccines to Russiagate The Ukraine standoff is like so many other media and political controversies these days that seem to drag on roughly forever.
February 15, 2022 Wishful thinking? Two newspapers declare Trump’s influence waning in midterms Everyone in politics repeats it as a kind of mantra: Donald Trump is the most powerful force in the Republican Party.
February 11, 2022 Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents could include confidential material; most Hillary critics silent Former President Donald Trump is under investigation in Washington, New York and Georgia for allegations ranging from improperly pressuring officials to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s victory to possible fraud at the Trump Organization.
February 9, 2022 Blue states dropping student mask mandates: Is that move overdue? As more states are dropping mask mandates for students, the reaction has been surprisingly muted.
February 8, 2022 The Pence pushback: Why more Republicans are daring to criticize Trump Trump remains the party’s most dominant figure and its most likely nominee in 2024. But perhaps for the first time since he left office, some in his party have concluded that criticizing him is not tantamount to swallowing a poison pill.
February 4, 2022 Whoopi Goldberg is defended while Joe Rogan is still bashed: Here's why When Whoopi Goldberg made her highly offensive comments about the Holocaust, the only real question was whether she would be punished.
February 2, 2022 Why NY Times report on Trump and seizing voting machines changes the narrative The New York Times investigative report on Trump and voting machines pulls back the curtain on really a troubling episode, especially for those who view him as having attempted a coup.