In a recent essay by Joseph Epstein in the Wall Street Journal, he wonders if the then five remaining presidential candidates from both parties are the best quality candidates for that office that we should expect. A reader wrote in response, pointing out that Alexis de Tocqueville answered this question in 1835 in his classic, […]
Trump Marches On
I have given up almost all attempts to fully understand the Donald Trump phenomenon, much less how to deal with it to an acceptable outcome, so I have decided not to spend a lot more time in analysis, but rather to let events play out. However, I have become pretty sure that, regardless of the […]
The Reality of the Trump Wave
One of my favorite liberals is William Galston, who offers his insights on politics and social issues in The Wall Street Journal. Over the past couple of months he has written about the demographics and underlying economic and social issues driving the Trump phenomenon. In one article, he notes that much of Trump’s support grows […]
The Donald
This has never been a letter about electoral politics–who’s in, who’s out, who’s up, who’s down, etc.–and I’m not about to change that. But I can’t pass on the Donald Trump phenomenon because of what it represents about our politics early in the 21st century. I think his popularity with Republicans will ultimately fade, but […]
Thoughts on the Election
The bottom line for me on this election: It was not as big as Reagan’s election in 1980 or the Republican “Contract with America” election of 1994, but it was close. In order for it to be validated it terms of a watershed turnaround for the country, it will require a Republican in the White […]
Some Thoughts on the Elections
Some interesting results from around the country in the past week, a few of which might have implications for the mid-term elections in 2014 and the Presidential race in 2016. Here are a few odds and ends: New York City: The recent trend toward renewed prosperity in the Big Apple has probably just peaked with […]
The Second Term
President Obama’s inaugural address was arguably the most ideological such speech in American history–a litany of progressive dreams, devoid of any recognition of the current realities, the most significant of which is the bankruptcy of the post Great Society social contract and the crisis of the entitlement state, about which more below. We’re a society […]
Steyn on the Election
One of my favorite commentators and essayists is Mark Steyn, who writes for National Review, The New Criterion, and others. Just before election day, he had a take on the presidential election that fit my sentiments pretty well in terms of the then potentially disturbing elements of the outcome, which were soon actualized: “It’s one […]
What Now?
To paraphrase former President Gerald R. Ford, with apologies– our long national nightmare continues. Did we actually just spend a reported $6 billion for this, to move two states from one column to the other, leaving all else virtually intact? And did we leave the same guy in office as CEO, after having presided over […]
Finally, the End of the “Narrative”?
When I previously used the title phrase “The End of the Narrative” in January 2011, after the 2010 election rout by the Tea Party, it was accurate to an extent, but largely premature. Here is what I said then: “As we welcome the new year and a new political season, having given considerable time to […]
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