September 25, 2021
By Michael Smerconish
One brought the nation to peril and the other now finds himself in a perilous place, politically speaking.
One brought the nation to peril and the other now finds himself in a perilous place, politically speaking.
Both candidates seem to have strong hands, but each may be overplaying what they have been dealt. In Texas political terms, each is
Youngkin is doing his utmost to pitch himself as an affable, moderate Republican from the days of old, while Democrats are tarring him
The perception that President Biden mishandled the Afghanistan withdrawal undermined swing voters’ confidence in him, but it didn’t trigger a full abandonment of
The hard truth is that many of these obstinate, vaccine-hesitant individuals will not suddenly get a shot thanks to the government.
He was operating through an agreement signed by his predecessor, and at the direction of President Trump, designed expressly to reduce the risk
Media and political rhetoric distort Americans’ views of each other, and that arguably, the best single remedy we have against raging civil discord
The contemporary Senate procedure continues to bear traces of the word’s origin in that, like the pirates, a political filibuster is used to
At least this much is certain: The picture painted by social media was not the whole story.
In a society that has become increasingly polarized, the use of social media may not create partisan divisiveness in the first instance, but
If remaining healthy is to remain a right for us all, particularly with COVID-19 easily spreading, public health and safety can never become
The question is whether Biden can make peace with organized labor and eliminate the tariffs before the November 2022 Congressional elections, or whether
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