How 4D Chess Killed MAGA
After months of delay, Jeff Sessions finally announced his decision regarding the appointment of a second Special Counsel to look into various allegations of corruption […]
Trump Administration
Rex Tillerson Never Had A Chance
When the firing of Rex Tillerson was announced, my colleague took it as an opportunity to indulge his inner pop psychologist and produced a piece […]
The Meaning Of Firing Andrew McCabe
It is often the case that what a person does not say is more important than what he says. That is certainly the case when […]
Is It Time For President Pence?
Perhaps my memory fails me, but I somehow do not recall Donald Trump running on any promise to “fix DACA”. I do distinctly recall him […]
Trump And The Limits of Showmanship
Thursday was another roller coaster day at the Trump White House. During an interview on Fox News, the president’s Chief of Staff, General John Kelly, […]
Bannon’s Cardinal Sin: Crossing ‘Javanka’
The White House’s reaction to Michael Wolff’s book Fire and Fury has been — let me be kind — incoherent and self-defeating. One day, excerpts […]
Bannon Is Failing The Leadership Test
Ever since leaving the White House, Steve Bannon has done a masterful job crafting a public persona as the insurgent general leading the fight to […]
Amnesty Don Never Wanted a Wall
For months I have been wondering why Donald Trump was not aggressively pursuing funding for his big, beautiful border wall. Even setting aside the question […]
On Tax Reform, Trump’s Chasing Another Dead-End
The Mooch warned us. After his departure from the White House, Anthony Scaramucci granted his first interview to George Stephanopoulos and declared that Trump needed […]
How Steve Bannon Walked Away a Winner
As the resident populist commentator, I actually welcome the departure of Steve Bannon from the White House, and am not at all surprised by it. […]