Madman of Chu

Mitch McConnell's behavior in the recent impeachment trial may seem bizarre. Why vote to acquit and then give a blistering speech condem...

The current news cycle has been dominated by sturm und drang about a certain freshman member of Congress. While the Representative in quest...

  Dear Friends, Republicans who Voted for Joe Biden in 2020,        I write as a Democrat, a citizen, and a fellow American to thank you. Yo...

  Dear Governor Murphy,            I write to you as a resident and citizen of New Jersey out of concern for the growing threat of white sup...

  Dear Senator Menendez, Senator Booker and Representative Smith,            I write to you as a constituent and a citizen, out of concern f...

 Yesterday's obscenity in the US Capitol achieved a weird kind of alchemy. On the one hand it was absolutely pathetic. With regard to th...

  Dear Members of the Press,         As this eventful year grinds to a close, I write to you as a citizen, a reader, a listener, and a viewe...

  News that Donald Trump might seek the appointment of Sydney Powell as special counsel to "investigate election fraud" provides...

Yesterday's vote by the Electoral College confirming Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as President-elect and Kamala Harris as Vice-president-elect p...

  At yesterday's press briefing on the Covid-19 vaccine, Donald Trump made comments that revealed core tenets of his political program r...

Dear Mr. President,          I write to bid you farewell, and to castigate you for the contemptible way in which you are leaving office. You...

A full four weeks after the election of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to be the 46th President of the United States, we remain in the throes of an ab...

Now that Joe Biden has been elected president, it is important to begin planning for the post-presidency of Donald J. Trump. Trump has been ...

 It has been almost 48 hours since all of the major news organizations called the presidential election in favor of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., ye...

Dear Friends, Neighbors, and Compatriots,          Congratulations! You have brought our Republic back from the brink of self-destruction. T...

In 2020 it seems quaintly naïve to write about "believing" in a candidate. Who can believe anything anymore? Belief is a sucker...

  As we approach November 3, speculation about the regularity of the upcoming election has become a virtual cottage industry. External circu...