Bill Clinton would’ve been far better off if he’d just faded away, in the words of Douglas MacArthur, after he left the presidency. Instead, he lives on poisoning the well of American political discourse and disconcerting his wife’s presidential campaign. During his days as president, many of us made the mistake of believing that he […]
Scalia, the Court, and the Future
For those of us who’ve lived long enough to endure decades of a majority GOP Supreme Court, the death of Antonin Scalia is a monumental event. It is a watershed not just for Republicans who desperately wish to hang on to that majority and protect the role the Court has played in frustrating important planks […]
Sanders’ Moral Victory in Iowa
Looks like it’s deja vu all over again…Shades of 2008. Remember, Hillary had the primaries and nomination all locked up? Then a funny thing happened on the way to the convention: Iowa. And a guy came from virtually nowhere to win. That was about the time I began supporting Barack Obama. From Iowa, though it […]
Israel in U.S. Presidential Politics and Foreign Policy
As we come to the close of Pres. Obama’s second term and near the 2016 presidential election, it’s time to make a few predictions about the role Israel will play in the coming campaign and how U.S. foreign policy will play out in the region. To do this, I have to make a prognostication about […]
