Politics – Down and Dirty

National politics, from presidents to the inept Congress.

Bobby Kennedy Keeps Me in the Trump Column

(If I was starting to doubt Trump, RFK Jr. snapped me out of it. Read why in my new column…

2 weeks ago

Does Trump Really Want To Win the Midterms

(President Trump says he wants to beat Dems in the midterms, but why might he actually be happy if Democrats…

4 weeks ago

Mr. President, Sometimes Silence Is Golden

Just like sometimes you have to do an intervention to help an alcoholic face reality, Republicans need to entreat President…

1 month ago

A Modest Proposal: Performance Reviews for Senators

How do you get Congress to work year round instead of just when an election looms? Treat them like Pavlov’s…

2 months ago

The Pentagon’s Testosterone Wake-Up Call

Pete Hegseth sounds the alarm on low-T soldiers. That’s just a symptom of a larger problem. See my column from…

2 months ago

Birthright Citizenship: The Court Pointed the Way

President Trump was right to ask Congress to end birthright citizenship. I explain why in my new column from RealClearPolitics.…

3 months ago

Before We Forget: What Trump Did Right

All the media outlets have come to bury Trump, but I come to praise him in my new column at…

4 months ago

Why I Still Stand With the 1 Percent

If radical Democrats convince the majority that wealthy people are the enemy, the country will pass the point of no…

4 months ago

Voting Rights Act Never Mandated Racial Districts

Despite the braying of Democrats, the Voting Rights Act was never intended to guarantee black winners. Here’s my new column…

5 months ago

The Supreme Court needs a clock

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision limiting the Voting Rights Act, the ruling is not the only subject…

5 months ago