February 4, 2021, 6:01am Columns
QAnon is such a weird theory that it’s tempting to think humanity is getting dumber. But it’s better seen as a highly sophisticated way of manipulating people. QAnon may one day be considered a masterpiece of propaganda. Read story
February 3, 2021, 6:01am Columns
When my cellphone rang at 5:15 a.m. two weeks ago, I didn’t answer it. First of all, I was asleep and the phone was in another room, so it was unlikely I’d get there before the call went to voicemail. Read story
February 2, 2021, 6:01am Columns
While President Joe Biden seeks congressional Republican support for a bipartisan legislative approach, GOP House and Senate members are still preoccupied with a partisan problem: Donald Trump’s lingering influence. Read story
February 2, 2021, 6:01am Columns
It’s the new America and the exposed plot of the moment is to hold a Senate trial on removing Donald Trump from office when he is no longer in office. Read story
February 1, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Sen. Ted Cruz seems to have a penchant for improbable causes. If he’s not trying to audit the presidential election results, he’s seeking to amend the Constitution. Read story
February 1, 2021, 6:01am Columns
So last week, Sen. Josh Hawley complained that he was being “silenced.” He lodged this complaint on Fox “News” and in The New York Post. Read story
February 1, 2021, 6:01am Columns
There was the Air Force veteran inside the Senate Chamber during the Capitol riot wearing tactical gear, and the New Jersey reservist who works at a naval weapons station. There was the Air Force veteran shot and killed by beleaguered Capitol police as she shoved through a shattered window. Read story
January 31, 2021, 6:02am Columns
They are out there. We know they are out there. We know there are some reasonable Republicans who believe in effective, limited government without dancing along the fringe of lunacy. Read story
January 31, 2021, 6:01am Columns
There’s a real-time experiment in medical ethics and triage playing out right now between us and our sister state to the south, Oregon. At its core is an uncomfortable question that nobody wants to fall on the wrong side of: Who really is essential in a society? Read story
January 31, 2021, 6:01am Columns
So, the Proud Boys now judge Donald Trump “a total failure” and “extraordinarily weak.” The members of the far-right group understood at last that when the former president denounced them for doing what he incited them to do, they looked ridiculous. Read story
