As the late senator from Washington state, Warren Magnuson, who served for more than 30 years in Congress, once said, "All that each industry seeks is a fair advantage over its rivals." Wilt Chamberlain had a fair advantage on the basketball court because he stood 7-foot-1. It allowed him to ...

Political theater extends back to the Greeks. William Shakespeare wrote about politics in "Coriolanus" and other plays. A personal favorite of mine was "Fiorello!", a 1959 musical about New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. What happened in Newark last week was political theater at its ...

At least six congressional Republicans are demanding a radical fix in the 2017 tax law targeting residents of high-income states. If they don't get it, they may sink Donald Trump's tax-and-spending package, his "one big beautiful bill." And who can blame these reps from New York, New Jersey ...

Hard to believe, but President Donald Trump seemed to be just making it up this past week, selling Americans the line that the bad economic news was, in fact, good economic news. Ever the real estate salesman and historically practiced at the art of con-artistry, he claimed that the collapse of ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney aced the Oval Office Exam during his sit-down with President Donald Trump Monday. Washington's relations with Ottawa have been testy of late. During the 2024 campaign, Trump delighted his die-hard base to no end with his talk about making Canada America's ...

President Donald Trump’s 2026 “skinny budget” is out, and at first glance it gives small-government advocates reason to cheer. It proposes deep cuts to domestic agencies, calls for eliminating redundant programs and gestures toward reviving federalism by shifting power and responsibility ...