Even if Biden wins, the story will be about TrumpWhen the United States elects a new president, or reelects one, it goes without saying that it is an enormous news story all over the…Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
The final debate seemed more normal, but compared to what?Trump was right when he said that he’s “not a typical politician” in the final presidential debate last night. He has a talent for setting…Oct 23, 2020Oct 23, 2020
More arguments and less testosterone: the vice-presidential debateAfter the hyper-macho testosterone-charged presidential debate last week, the debate between the vice-presidential candidates, Vice…Oct 8, 2020Oct 8, 2020
Trump vs. Biden: an exhausting and useless first debateAt the end of August, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, “I don’t think there should be any debates.” She went on to explain why, pointing…Sep 30, 20201Sep 30, 20201
The US presidential election polling is finally worth following, here’s howNow that both the Democrats and the Republicans have held their conventions and Labor Day weekend has passed, the US campaign for…Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s death sets up an even bloodier battle for this fallLosing the icon of women’s rights is painful. Losing her amid so much death and economic loss from the pandemic; violence, protests, fires…Sep 25, 2020Sep 25, 2020
The parallel universes of the Democratic and Republican ConventionsWould it surprise you if I said that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have some common qualities? Maybe, maybe not, but here it is anyway: they…Aug 29, 2020Aug 29, 2020
The fall of the man who invented Trump’s wall“I know a predator when I see one,” Kamala Harris assured viewers during her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention this…Aug 26, 2020Aug 26, 2020
A Forced Yet Overdue Transformation of the Democratic and Republican Party ConventionsI was in the middle of a roaring mass of 50,000 Democratic leaders, donors, activists, political junkies and journalists sardined into a…Aug 17, 2020Aug 17, 2020
Kamala Harris, the ambitious choiceOne of the more striking lines of inquiry in Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s highly anticipated VP choice was whether these…Aug 13, 2020Aug 13, 2020