Biden’s Gaffe

Yesterday I wondered if Donald Trump hadn’t handed Kamala Harris the election with his hate-filled rally at Madison Square Garden. Today, I’m forced to consider if Joe Biden didn’t just hand it back to him with his comments comparing Trump supporters to “garbage.” Here’s what Biden said yesterday on a program aimed at Latino voters:Continue reading “Biden’s Gaffe”

Did Trump Just Hand the Election to Harris?

I suppose I get why Donald Trump had a big rally at Madison Square Garden the other night and why his campaign filled the Garden with crude, hate-filled speakers. As I pointed out yesterday, his closing strategy is to turn out disaffected young men who otherwise wouldn’t vote. He wants to sound like their buddiesContinue reading “Did Trump Just Hand the Election to Harris?”

Why Does Trump Appeal to Men?

This week Brett Favre will appear with Donald Trump in Green Bay, part of the Trump campaign’s effort to get men to turn out for him. In some ways these guys are two of a kind. Favre pushed Mississippi state officials (who apparently didn’t need much pushing) to use $5.5 million in federal money intendedContinue reading “Why Does Trump Appeal to Men?”

The Curse of Moral Certainty

The author Ta-Nehisi Coates is afflicted with moral certainty. In his latest book, “The Message,” he takes on the conflict in the Middle East. As New York Times columnist Pamela Paul described it, he writes that he has no desire to “hear both sides” — “no matter how politely articulated, no matter how elegantly crafted.”Continue reading “The Curse of Moral Certainty”