Trump won his following by talking a populist game, but he is in danger of enacting something only elitists could love. Mario Cuomo said you campaign in poetry but are forced to govern in prose. Trump campaigned on lies and … Continue reading
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It’s sort of like the law of intended consequences, only in this case it’s the consequence of inattentive lawmakers. Congress is hot to get out of town to campaign for reelection. But Republicans are saddled with an embarrassing presidential candidate … Continue reading
Anti-establishment candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have dominated this year’s presidential race by criticizing both parties for misdiagnosing our nation’s problems and then lying about how they were going to solve them. Yet the critics are also peddling pie … Continue reading