Author: BooMan

Warren Will Need to Avoid Being Typecast

Maybe the Boston Globe is right and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts missed her best chance to run for president in 2016, but she’s throwing her hat in the ring anyway. Making a New Year’s...

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Gen. McChrystal Slams Trump

In July 2010, when Stanley McChrystal resigned in disgrace, few people questioned it because he had violated military protocol by allowing members of his staff to be quoted by Rolling Stone making comments critical of President...

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Casual Observation

I’ve been trying to tell this story for two years, but it’s nice to get a little more detail and some serious corroboration. What Did Thomas Barrack Know, and When Did He Know It? If Trump Were Innocent, He’d Never...

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Congress Should Ignore Trump

I agree with Paul Waldman that the best way to end the government shutdown is for everyone to completely ignore President Trump. The House Democrats and the Senate Republicans should reach a compromise that allows the GOP to...

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Trump’s Disgraceful Betrayal of the Kurds

Back in July, I wrote that I’d rather have my son run our foreign affairs than the president. In particular, [Trump] has absolutely no feel for how other nations think about the United States. He doesn’t know...

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