Ross Kaminsky
Thanks to the talented Scott McKay for the debate on how to think about Trump’s tweets and overall approach to the current trade kerfuffle with China. Scott’s response to my original article has inspired me to respond as well: Hey…
Friday was a particularly bad day for the United States. It was a day on which President Trump’s tweets either, depending on your priors, began or continued to show him as desperate and panicky enough about re-election, and driven so…
First, let me stipulate a few things: Abortion is not a very important issue in my daily life. I don’t have a religious objection to it. I don’t think about it much, and frankly I don’t want to. I’m pro-choice…
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, President Trump said he believes it’s less than 50/50 that a deal will get done with Congress that includes border wall funding. I think he’s right. It’s impossible to overstate the…
I can still picture the scene as the heavyweight champ looked into the eyes of his most formidable opponent to date as they stood in the ring preparing for what some were already calling “the Showdown.” Before I tell you…
The election of Donald Trump to be president of the United States is viewed by many as a modern political miracle (or, if you’re Hillary Clinton or her fans, a curse). But if you want to find the true political…
I get it all the time: “What part of illegal don’t you understand? They have to go!” It’s a predictable reaction from a passionate minority of my audience when discussing how the United States should deal with the issue of…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last several days, you know what happened: On Thursday, President Trump reportedly called the entire continent of Africa, and perhaps a few nearer places, “s***hole countries.” After the “mainstream media” gave…
In 2017 it seems particularly difficult to name a public policy issue on which a majority of Republicans agree with a majority of Democrats. But a Gallup poll taken in October shows 64 percent of Americans, including a slight majority…
