By Chris Satullo In 40-some years of covering the things that happen in America, here’s one of the main truths I’ve learned: Politics is Newtonian. That is, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This rule is playing out now amid pandemic and...
The Trump-fueled pandemic has already claimed 94,000 American lives. And six months from now, the pandemic-fueled election may well wreak havoc with what’s left of American democracy. Every time Trump opens his big mouth, that dire November scenario seems more...
In the 51st Federalist Paper, James Madison mused that “if men were angels, no government would be necessary.” But since men were not saintly, the fledgling democracy would need to hold them accountable. Hence his pitch for checks and balances: “It...
Franklin D. Roosevelt: “The presidency is preeminently a place of moral leadership.” Donald Trump, May 18, 2020: “A lot of good things have come out about the hydroxy. A lot of good things have come out…I happen to be taking it. I’m...
A smart conservative website, The Bulwark, says that future Americans will look back at this dystopian era and marvel that “we picked the leader of the free world not because we believed he could manage the ship of state in crisis, but because he seemed very...
