Month: July 2017

David Freedlander didn’t get New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to cooperate with him while he was writing his profile of him for Politico, and that is apparently the norm. Cuomo doesn’t want people discussing his...

The key point: Putin lies as a display of power. Only powerful people can lie and get away with it. The more blatant the lie, the greater the show of power when your listener cannot or dare not contradict you.  ...

Illinois House overrides Rauner vetoes of income tax increase, budget.   The Illinois Senate had already overridden the veto with Republicans joining to avoid Illinois bonds receiving a junk rating. “If I decide to...

While trying to explain both why the Republicans have so few women in the Senate and why they should run more women as candidates, Nathan L. Gonzales of Roll Call offers this observation: One seemingly obvious way to avoid...

If you show up in court without a lawyer visibly by your side, the judge will probably ask you if you have “representation.” That’s what lawyers do for their clients. They represent them. It’s also what...