The summer 2024 firehose of breaking news is continuing apace. One month after the catastrophic debate against former President Donald Trump that irreparably damaged the elderly president’s reputation, and eight days after his rival was shot in the ear on national television, President Joe Biden announced he is no longer seeking the Democratic nomination. “I […]
After President Joe Biden announced that he would suspend his reelection campaign, his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him has propelled her to being the most likely Democratic nominee. Now, the question is who her running mate will be. Harris has a wide range of potential contenders from which to choose, and […]
Former President Donald Trump declined to commit to a debate between his running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Kamala Harris last week, correctly anticipating that the Democratic Party would successfully force Joe Biden from the presidential nomination and that to schedule a debate “would be unfair to Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker, Gretchen Whitmer, or […]
Amid intense rhetoric surrounding the options for President Joe Biden’s replacement atop the Democratic ticket, numerous media outlets have been underestimating the campaign strength of Vice President Kamala Harris. Republicans will make a mistake, though, if they fail to understand the organizing power of an enthused Democratic Party. Granted, reviews of Harris’s performance as vice […]
At some point in the next 100 days, something awful and potentially career-ending is going to come out about Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick. It might involve a sexual scandal. The accusations will not be true, but that won’t matter. Vance is now in the crosshairs of Vice President […]
PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from his reelection race and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement was not met with as much enthusiasm among Pennsylvania Democrats as it was among party leaders in other parts of the country. Pennsylvania is arguably the most important swing state in the country. But […]
PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from his re-election race and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement was not met with as much enthusiasm among Pennsylvania Democrats as it was among party leaders in some other parts of the country. Pennsylvania is arguably the most important swing state in the country. […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping, chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, hears what he wants to hear and is told by his underlings what they think he wants to hear. China needs dramatic economic reforms today. Its economy is weighed down by a model which no longer works. The real estate bubble has burst. The banking […]
The partisan political landscape today would never have been predicted a dozen years, or two dozen days, ago. And yet the current alignment, I would argue, is in line with the Republicans’ and Democrats‘ longstanding basic character as the oldest and third oldest political parties in the world. As I argued in my 2019 book […]
Former President Donald Trump gave a touching tribute at the Republican National Convention to Corey Comperatore, the slain former fire chief who was killed during the assassination attempt of Trump on Saturday, July 13. Comperatore’s protective fire coat and helmet were displayed on the stage behind Trump. Trump raved about Comperatore’s bravery. “He lost his […]
The U.S. Secret Service was, until last Saturday, widely seen as the world’s preeminent protective security agency. The intensity of training and range of capability it delivers to its protective mission remains unparalleled. But the near assassination of former president and GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump shatters this reputation and is a disaster for the […]
