Instead of Calling Him a ‘Jerk,’ Bush Should Say ‘Donald Trump Is Making Overtly Fascist Appeals’ Instead of Calling Him a ‘Jerk,’ Bush Should Say ‘Donald Trump Is Making Overtly Fascist Appeals’
While Republicans pull their punches and embarrass themselves, Democrat Martin O’Malley says what should be said.
Dec 23, 2015 / John Nichols
When the Berlin Wall Fell, Bernie Sanders Didn’t Respond Like Other Politicians When the Berlin Wall Fell, Bernie Sanders Didn’t Respond Like Other Politicians
Instead of heralding “the end of history,” Sanders called on Americans to take the revolutions of 1989 as a model.
Dec 22, 2015 / Back Issues / Richard Kreitner
Schlonged? Donald Trump’s Pathetic Frat-Boy Politics Schlonged? Donald Trump’s Pathetic Frat-Boy Politics
Describing the way Obama defeated Clinton, Trump displays the psycho-sexual paranoia of the right.
Dec 22, 2015 / Joan Walsh
A Vigorous Foreign-Policy Debate Between Clinton and Sanders A Vigorous Foreign-Policy Debate Between Clinton and Sanders
A long-overdue debate has opened.
Dec 22, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
With Lindsey Graham’s Exit, a Dismal Republican Race Is Diminished Further Still With Lindsey Graham’s Exit, a Dismal Republican Race Is Diminished Further Still
The candidate who called out Trump’s bigotry is now out of the running.
Dec 21, 2015 / John Nichols
Democrats Debate in the Shadows of a Saturday Night Before Christmas Democrats Debate in the Shadows of a Saturday Night Before Christmas
The Democratic debate schedule keeps the candidates out of the limelight. That’s bad politics.
Dec 20, 2015 / John Nichols
Democrats Better Get to the Bottom of Datagate, and Soon Democrats Better Get to the Bottom of Datagate, and Soon
In the meantime, both sides should ease off the bluster.
Dec 18, 2015 / Joan Walsh
A Brave GOP Congressman Refuses to Back Trump and Sets an Example for Tonight’s Debaters A Brave GOP Congressman Refuses to Back Trump and Sets an Example for Tonight’s Debaters
“I am not obligated to support a bad candidate from any party,” says a conservative who will not back Trump if the GOP nominates him.
Dec 15, 2015 / John Nichols
Finally, a Comic Series As Ridiculous as the 2016 GOP Field Finally, a Comic Series As Ridiculous as the 2016 GOP Field
A scandal-prone, dark-horse presidential candidate turned front-runner stars in Citizen Jack. Sound familiar?
Dec 3, 2015 / Loren A. Lynch
‘The Media Needs to Call a Lie a Lie’ ‘The Media Needs to Call a Lie a Lie’
On CNN’s Reliable Sources, Katrina vanden Heuvel holds the press accountable for letting Trump’s deceptions slide.
Nov 30, 2015 / Nation in the News / Press Room and Katrina vanden Heuvel