“Everybody plays the fool.” — The Main Ingredient, 1972 I won’t bother reasoning with you. As I've said before in this space, it's my opinion that you folks who support Donald Trump are, by definition, incapable of that function, so it’s foolish to even try. You may think that's ...

It’s easy to find people who say gas prices will keep them from driving. They’re on the roads. That is an early hint that the “crisis” of high prices at the pump is less dramatic than the testimonials make it. And if history is any guide, it is temporary. Florida is seeing a record ...

My friends, I’m going to press the pause button on today’s news and try to answer a big question that hangs over American politics right now like a sword of Damocles: Does Joe Biden have a snowball’s chance of being re-elected in 2024? With his current approval rate in the cellar, most ...

What can you say about the president’s gallop to decarbonize the economy other than “giddyap”? Climate change is an existential threat to this country and world. But policy must be nuanced. On his push to build infrastructure for electric vehicles, President Joe Biden should consider a ...

Most people are familiar with the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” The incendiary rhetoric that has engulfed our political system has demonstrated that especially violent words can cause hurt, even death, to others. The most recent example is ...

Joe Biden has rarely seemed as fully 79 years old as he did sitting down with Jimmy Kimmel for a late-night interview that was supposed to showcase his lighter side. The president rambled, occasionally mixed up words, trailed off awkwardly once or twice, and looked gaunt. The worst moment ...