By Roger Cohen – The New York Times.
Liberalism is dead. Or at least it is on the ropes. Triumphant a quarter-century ago, when liberal democracy appeared to have prevailed definitively over the totalitarian utopias that exacted such a toll … Read more »
Editorial Board – New York Times
What Secretary of State John Kerry called his “gut wrenching” visit to the Hiroshima war memorial on Monday served several purposes. As the highest-ranking official in an American administration ever to visit the site, … Read more »
By Paul Krugman – New York Times.
From the beginning, many and probably most liberal policy wonks were skeptical about Bernie Sanders. On many major issues — including the signature issues of his campaign, especially financial reform — he seemed … Read more »
By Paul Krugman – New York Times.
Like many political junkies, I’ve been spending far too much time looking at polls and trying to understand their implications. Can Donald Trump really win his party’s nomination? (Yes.) Can Bernie Sanders? (No.) … Read more »
By Paul Krugman – New York Times.
Like many political junkies, I’ve been spending far too much time looking at polls and trying to understand their implications. Can Donald Trump really win his party’s nomination? (Yes.) Can Bernie Sanders? (No.) … Read more »
By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and NEIL IRWIN– The New York Times.
This article contains graphics/graphs – and is best viewed by clicking here.… Read more »
By Nicholas Kristof – The New York Times.
Just when you thought Donald Trump couldn’t say anything more shocking, he suggested that women who get abortions should be punished.
On MSNBC, he said abortion must be banned and then “there … Read more »
By Mark Landler – The New York Times.
WASHINGTON — President Obama delivered a forceful critique on Monday of politicians and the journalists who cover them, lamenting the circuslike atmosphere of the presidential campaign and declaring, “A job well done … Read more »
New York Times.
It didn’t take long for Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in Brussels to seep into the American presidential race. Predictably, the two leading Republicans called for severe measures against Muslims. Donald Trump also reiterated his faith in waterboarding suspected … Read more »
By Nancy Pelosi.
THE long-endangered Republican Deficit Hawk is now extinct.
In December, the Republican Congress passed into law a huge permanent package of tax measures as part of the tax and spending deal. However, Republicans refused to pay for … Read more »
