Opinion · 114th Congress
The True Face of Iran’s Ambitions
They do not want a regime that is reviled as the No. 1 state sponsor of terrorism in the world. So why are the people not receiving the support they deserve?
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Opinion · 114th Congress
Even in the Waiting Room, No Escaping Trump Talk
And then the torrent started, for a very long 10 minutes or so, as guy No. 1 started his speech, directed at me in particular and the room in general, until even his comrade-in-yuks inched away.
Opinion · 114th Congress
The Truth About Tolls
Compare this to the academy’s finding that the administrative cost of the fuel tax is about 1% of revenue.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Older Candidate? No Worries
But if that child is an “Early Boomer,” the odds dramatically drop to 1-million-to-one. Maybe this is coincidence.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Trump, Change Agent, Hasn’t Changed in Decades
“The fundamental issue facing us in the state is that one half of 1 percent of these people — the richest one half of 1 percent — earn as much as the bottom 27 percent and the top 3 percent earn
Opinion · 114th Congress
The Ultimate Hillary Clinton Running Mate
David Hawkings’ Whiteboard: Inside Clinton’s Voting Record [jwp-video n=”1″] But it doesn’t require much inside information to assume that the Clinton campaign has lumped its heartbeat-away
Opinion · 114th Congress
Republicans Couldn’t Muster the Honor to Fight Trump
While Clinton’s well-known weaknesses are already reflected in her polling numbers, Trump will have to endure being defined by maybe $1 billion worth of Democratic attack ads.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Welcome Back to the Senate, Ted Cruz!
David Hawkings’ Whiteboard: Life in the Senate After Running for President [jwp-video n=”1″] Taken together, it all seems to be a cautionary tale about the limits of ambition alone
Opinion · 114th Congress
Presidential Race Not as Rigged as Congress
John Sarbanes’s Government By The People Act would provide refundable tax credits for average Americans who make small donations — and it would match and leverage those contributions by a 6-1 ratio.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Republicans Poised to Cut a Deal With the Devil
It is reflected in polls showing that Americans believe that a quarter of the federal budget goes to foreign aid instead of less than 1 percent.
Opinion · 114th Congress
MIA: The Black Men Who Ought to Have Shown Up for Donna Edwards
[Related: 25 Debates, 9 Democrats and 1 Expensive Race to Replace Chris Van Hollen] Maryland is a former slave state that gave birth to Harriet Tubman, a
Opinion · 114th Congress
GOP Can Prepare for Open Convention by Studying 1976
Lesson 1 It could get nasty.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Get Money Out of Politics, Get Young People in
The No. 1 choice was corruption. Young people are unlikely to have the capacity to give to campaigns—or they may feel no stake in doing so.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Trump Presidency Could Veer Into Isolationism
It was nearly 100 years ago — April 1, 1916, to be exact — when the U.S. entered World War I and saved Western Europe from German domination.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Congress Needs More and Better-Paid Staff
By my count, for every $1 spent on lobbying by public interest groups and labor unions combined, businesses and business associations spend $34 .
Opinion · 114th Congress
Rubio Couldn’t Escape the MIA Label
But Rubio’s planned crescendo from 3-2-1 finishes from Iowa to South Carolina and a sweep of the rest of the country devolved into a 3-5-2-you-don’t-want-to-know-the-rest mess that ended
Opinion · 114th Congress
Trump’s Rhetoric on Islam Plays Into Extremists’ Hands
According to another 2015 Pew poll, actual support for ISIS in the Muslim world is low—1 percent in Lebanon, 3 percent in Jordan, 9 percent in Pakistan and 14 percent in Nigeria.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Democrats Say: Learn From the Bern
Here’s the best free advice you’re going to get all year about what to do if you find yourself running on a Democratic ticket with a socialist at the top of it. 1. Stick to the issues.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Will Trump Drive Away Next Generation of Hispanic Leaders?
According to the National Association of Latino Elected Officials, Republicans accounted for just 1 in 12 partisan-elected Latinos at all levels in 2004.