Author: BooMan

I’m not sure what to make of this analysis from my Washington Monthly colleague David Atkins. He’s taken on a task that is probably too ambitious, which is trying to predict how the Democratic primaries will go and...

To me, the main problem with Ralph Northam’s apology wasn’t what it contained but what it lacked. I actually thought he did a good job of taking responsibility for his actions, acknowledging that he caused harm in...

There are good arguments for and against getting rid of the legislative filibuster in the Senate. I’m generally in agreement with Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawai’i, a progressive who opposes the change, saying,...

In one sense, Team Trump is letting out a giant sigh of relief that phone records do not confirm that Donald Trump Jr. spoke to his father at a crucial point at the time of the notorious June 9, 2016 Trump Tower Meeting....