Month: December 2016

Donald Trump has named Ben Carson as his nominee to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, but we have to wonder why. Carson is an accomplished neurosurgeon. He has no background in housing, construction,...

Donald Trump: Did China ask us if it was OK to devalue their currency (making it hard for our companies to compete), heavily tax our products going into their country (the U.S. doesn’t tax them)  or to build a massive...

We must win.  We have no choice.  The world cannot afford for us to lose nobly. We must win. This is not just a matter of better policies as opposed to worse. It is not even just a matter of justice. It is a matter of...

Mike Pence does a decent job of defending his boss under the circumstances, but I’d sooner kill myself than sit there in front of the nation and make apologies for such bullshit.

At last a bit of good news from Vienna … of all places in Europe! ○ Far-right concedes in Austrian election – Live! Far-right candidate concedes defeat in Austrian presidential election  | The Guardian |...