Jun 18, 2018
The French foreign minister accuses the American president of furthering a “divorce” between the United States and its European allies.
Jun 11, 2018
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., hasn’t exactly deferred to states. The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection she championed arguably duplicates the work of state attorneys general. The Obamacare law (ACA) she defends is Washington imposing its will on state health insurance markets.
Jun 4, 2018
Five years after I moved from New York to Boston, the rivalry between the two cities , and between the states of New York and Massachusetts , only shows signs of heating up.
May 30, 2018
Displays of political hypocrisy just don’t get any more brazen than the recent press conference by four Senate Democrats criticizing President Trump for soaring gasoline prices.
May 21, 2018
If politicians do see any value in academia it tends to be as high-tech incubators, with laboratories spawning computer-science or biotech startups.
May 14, 2018
Wisdom is recognizing that there are limits to what can be accomplished. Poverty can be ameliorated, but not eliminated. Crime can be reduced, but it will never entirely disappear. Gradual progress is easier if one begins with the humility of reasonable expectations.
May 7, 2018
Cheer Sylvia Bloom’s accomplishment, sure. You may also want to double check with your secretary, or with your lawyer’s secretary, that you all have the same understanding about private profit, even if those profits eventually go to charity.
Apr 30, 2018
Each false "resignation" headline slowly further erodes the credibility of a press that, until the Democrats nominate a candidate and perhaps even after, functions both as Trump’s opposition and his foil.