The gender gap is growing. According to the latest Quinnipiac University poll, President Joe Biden has opened a six-point lead over Donald Trump – powered by the votes of women. In a press statement, the university’s polling analyst Tim Malloy said, “The gender demographic tells a story to keep an eye on. Propelled by female […]

If House Republicans succeed in sinking the strongest border enforcement bill in a generation, they can go back to playtime, impeaching Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and spreading weird stuff about Taylor Swift being deployed for “psy ops.” Come November, though, the voting public will remember the sinking, not the show. Americans are paying attention to […]

You don’t have to be a follower of Taylor Swift or a fan of professional football to notice the very strange crusade that so-called conservatives have been waging against them. Those icons of music and sport, as American as they could possibly be, are suddenly tarred on right-wing media outlets as secret instruments of a […]

Supporters of Donald Trump often complain about the “liberal elites” who have disrespected them. It is a feeling of cultural grievance that their idol constantly exploits, both to enrich himself with their donations and to defend himself against his critics. Whenever Trump finds himself under pressure – in a courtroom, an impeachment or an election […]

Have we seen the likes of Donald Trump before in our jagged political history? Oh, yes. You may think Trump is utterly unique as presidential primary season ramps up. No other president ever incited mass violence to stay in office. Yet there is a Civil War political party, the Copperheads, to which Trump belongs across […]