How did Kamala Harris become so good at this? How does a sub-par vice president get transformed nearly instantaneously into a joyful performer who can do no wrong? It’s easy. As the 20th century writer and strategist James Burnham put it, “Where there is no alternative, there is no ...
Social Security is facing enormous shortfalls. It is insolvent. Within the next 10 years, no one will be able to avoid this reality -- despite decades of politically expedient denial. Yet as of today, both presidential candidates, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, ...
The basement campaign has been updated. Kamala Harris isn’t in the cellar of the Naval Observatory campaigning via Zoom calls a la Joe Biden in 2020. No, she’s speaking to adoring crowds fired up by pop stars. She’s identifying herself with the latest trends (she’s “brat’” ...
There is an uncanny symmetry in the two presidential candidates’ choice of vice presidential running mates. There are a few superficial differences — Republican J.D. Vance is 40, Democrat Tim Walz 60. Vance is bearded, Walz balding. The similarities are greater, and they go beyond the ...
There is no downside for Donald Trump debating Vice President Kamala Harris next month on ABC News. Trump made the right decision to show up at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago last week (Harris didn’t appear, due to a scheduling conflict), though he ...
Donald Trump did Democrats a favor by choosing a running mate who reinforced his base rather than reaching out to swing voters. Kamala Harris has now returned the favor in selecting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the progressive favorite, as her pick for Vice President. The choice that scared ...