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I continue to think about the initial and enduring appeal of Donald Trump the man. I’m also interested in Trump the movement, which is basically an outlet…

Rush Limbaugh died on February 17. He leaves a complicated legacy. He was the Kansas City Royals’ most famous former group sales director. He was…

Since January 6, a sizeable and rapidly growing portion of the 74 million citizens who voted for Donald Trump have come to realize that it’s probably a…

If I kept a daily tab of the past week or so, it might read like this:Dear Diary,New Year’s Day: Our own Sen. Hawley plans to formally contest the…

In a July commentary I gave three of the nine reasons why America has a strong and durable two-party system, and why it is difficult for third parties to…

Last time my two political insiders and I looked at local and state races. Now we’ll look at the national scene. We agree that there are more…

Recently I got together with my two political insiders – one a progressive Democrat, the other a conservative Republican, both highly respected,…

Last time I suggested our two-party system is deeply embedded in our political DNA. In my American political parties class we examine the nine reasons for…

One of my favorite lectures to my students at Columbia College is about the stability and durability of the two-party system in America. I draw a diagram…

“Little doubt an election held today would be a Biden landslide/GOP wipeout,” an editor for the respected nonpartisan Cook Political Report said on June…