Tag: Commentary

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has had many careers in his life, but that of national candidate, head of party, and chief of a vast, complex enterprise was not one of them, and it's one he does not seem to fit. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Party animal

Noemie Emery · May 31, 2016 12:45 pm

Anthony Weiner in a scene from the documentary, "Weiner." (IFC Films via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Is the ‘Weiner’ documentary meant to restart his political career?

Jason Russell · May 31, 2016 12:05 pm

What happens if the next president embraces President Obama's unilateral executive tactics? (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

What will Obama’s presidential ‘pen and phone’ do in the hands of the next president?

Matt Bowman · May 31, 2016 4:03 am

Donald Trump has proposed single-country tariffs against Mexico and China of 35 percent to 45 percent. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

How Trump could avoid a trade war

jesse-richman, raymond-richman, howard-richman · May 31, 2016 4:03 am

Katie Couric cooks the facts, burns her reputation

Washington Examiner · May 31, 2016 4:01 am

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Why Trump attacked Martinez

Byron York · May 31, 2016 3:02 am

Harvard University Professor Larry Summers said, "It seems plausible to wonder if government can build a nation abroad, fight social decay, [...] run health insurance exchanges, or set proper sexual harassment policies on college campuses, if it can't even fix a 232-foot bridge competently." (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Beltway Confidential

Take it from Larry Summers: Gummit ain’t workin’ good

Michael Barone · May 30, 2016 2:18 pm

Honoring the fallen by caring for the living

Rep Tim Huelskamp · May 30, 2016 4:03 am

The entire Austrian establishment piled in behind Alexander Van der Bellen, with Jean-Claude Juncker insisting that there must be "no debate or dialogue with the far Right". (AP Photo)

What’s the matter with Austria?

Dan Hannan · May 30, 2016 4:03 am

The strict reading Antonin Scalia favored suggests there may be an Article V opening for the states to bring the federal leviathan to heel. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, File)

Recalling Justice Scalia’s timeless warning against an unrestrained federal government

Kevin Mooney · May 30, 2016 4:03 am

As many as 300,000 veterans tried to enroll for services from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and then died waiting for it to process their applications at treat them. (AP Photo)

Honoring the dead, and the living

Washington Examiner · May 30, 2016 4:01 am

Many hope that Trump will take concrete steps to allay the fear that animates #NeverTrump. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Never #NeverTrump: Hillsdale’s Larry Arnn

Hugh Hewitt · May 29, 2016 9:02 pm