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Rooting for Laundry Feb. 27, 2018
I reluctantly have come to believe that most Americans — whether they're members of the chatte... Read More
No, 'Both Sides' Don't Smear Prosecutors Dec. 19, 2017
In American political journalism, the most comforting bit of conventional wisdom, the phrase that si... Read More
Partisans Without Principles Nov. 28, 2017
What do evangelicals and other social conservatives have in common with liberal feminists and the se... Read More
To Limit Gerrymandering, Supreme Court Needs Just to Reaffirm Equal Population Requirement Sep. 29, 2017
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Gill v. Whitford, a case challenging Wiscons... Read More
No Joy in Mudville -- and Washington Jun. 16, 2017
WASHINGTON — June 14. Mark it down as the day Donald Trump's outlandish presidency became too ... Read More
Hyperpartisanship Is Hurting the Country Mar. 24, 2017
Hyperpartisanship is destroying American politics. The announcement this week that Democrats will fi... Read More
Petty Partisanship From an Exiting Obama Jan. 06, 2017
I don't know about you, but I feel a strong sense of optimism in the air. However, neither President... Read More
9 Things to Be Thankful for About the Election Nov. 24, 2016
As unconventional, contentious and divisive as this election as been, there are nevertheless things ... Read More
This Is the Least Important Election of Our Lifetimes Nov. 04, 2016
During the 1864 presidential race between Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan, The New York Times p... Read More
Time Cheers Comedians 'Ditching Balance' Sep. 23, 2016
The Sept. 26 issue of Time magazine cover featured the heads of comedians Stephen Colbert, Samantha ... Read More
Campaigns Reduced to Cliches Sep. 23, 2016
Every presidential campaign draws on familiar pop culture references to bring the candidates down to... Read More
The Media Make History Aug. 25, 2016
PUBLIC NUISANCES R. EMMETT TYRRELL JR. FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2016 The Media Make Histor... Read More
When Identity Politics Trump Everything Aug. 12, 2016
Identity politics, which threatens to suffocate the body politic as the nation stumbles toward an el... Read More
Clinton and Lynch -- Corruption, Not 'Optics' Jul. 01, 2016
Attorney General Loretta Lynch tells us that her meeting with Bill Clinton aboard a private jet on t... Read More
Identity Politics: Part Two May. 27, 2016
My column last week about identity politics in the U.S. caused quite a stir. I received requests for... Read More
The Gowdy Committee as Seen from the Left and the Right Oct. 29, 2015
WASHINGTON — We are told that our political system here in Washington is "broken." The left an... Read More
Benghazi Committee Puts Clinton on the Hot Seat Oct. 25, 2015
Thursday's House Select Committee on Benghazi hearing delivered what oversight hearings so often do.... Read More
Democrats' Wasteful Torture Report Dec. 17, 2014
The recent release of a Senate report commissioned by Democrats regarding torture of terrorism suspe... Read More
Harry Reid and Ted Cruz -- What's Not to Like in Congress Oct. 09, 2014
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid doesn't look very good in Washingtonian's Best and Worst of Congre... Read More
Obama's Unprecedented Impeachment Dare Aug. 05, 2014
Tell me: Has any other United States president ever goaded the opposition party to bring impeachment... Read More
