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Four Horsemen rode in on Election Day

The biblical Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse thundered in on Election Day. Almost as if they conspired to make now-President-elect Donald Trump win, two are Democrats and two are Republicans. The four played distinct roles in a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions. The first Horseman is, of course, President Joe Biden, like aged King Lear hanging onto his crown past his prime — and time. Biden, an unpopular ruler of the realm, broke his promise to be a one-term president, a transition to the next generation. He vainly deluded himself: “I’m still the only person to ever beat ...

What happened? What’s next?

Two weeks ago, I wrote, “There seems to be only one thing about which all Americans agree ... that something is very wrong in our nation.” My point then was that all the polling data has been pointing in one direction — Americans of all persuasions are not happy with what’s happening in and the direction of our country. Now we see, despite all the pessimism about the state of American democracy, that it works. Why be surprised about the blowout of the incumbent party when, for most of Joe Biden’s presidency, the percentage of Americans saying they are satisfied with the ...

Be the light that hate is forced to face

Too many American voters thought Donald Trump was the better choice for president. By doing so, voters put their name on their values and showed the world what this country really stands for. And why not? It’s about time we dragged all of that American ugliness and fear out of the darkness and into the light so we can see it for what it really is: white supremacy. Perhaps now we can address it once and for all. Let’s be clear: In the next four years, those with privilege will be just fine. The cisgender, financially secure, white American may be outraged by Trump’s antics, but ...

Trump’s promising health agenda

The Left is hysterical over the prospect of a Trump administration in charge of the nation’s health policy. But life expectancy in the U.S. peaked in 2014 and has been shrinking nearly every year since then, an indicator that Americans’ health is declining. This despite the trillions spent covering the uninsured. Expanding insurance is not the panacea it was promised to be. A shakeup is needed. Here’s what should be on the Trump agenda: 1. Focus on Healthy Eating to Combat Chronic Diseases President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial health advisor, Robert F. Kennedy ...

Republicans are again falling for mandate

In September, I wrote, “No matter who wins, the next president will declare that they have a ‘mandate’ to do something. And they will be wrong.” I was wrong in one sense. Now, I still think the idea of mandates are always conceptually flawed and often ridiculous. The only relevant constitutional mandate Donald Trump enjoys is the mandate to be sworn in as president. Think about this way: Trump’s coalition together contains factions that disagree with one another on many things. Assume that self-described Republicans are Trump voters. According to the exit polls, about a ...

Cooperating only when that matters

On a recent CNN panel, a Republican strategist cited a random article from last June about liberals having established a “resistance” to a Trump second term. “Can we just have a couple of years of peace for the Republicans and President Trump to do what they promised to do because the American people are clearly asking for it?” Scott Jennings said in a beseeching voice. A Democratic panelist shot back with “that’s rich” as another noted the outrage in 2016, when Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to let the Senate even hold hearings on Barack ...