Sad to see Dr. Anthony Fauci after 50 years of public service pilloried for refusing to answer questions he has addressed over 200 times. My article in the Washington Monthly expresses outrage. Fauci Agonistes: It’s Time to End the Republican Witch Hunt washingtonmonthly.com/2026/08/01/f...

Fauci Agonistes: It’s Time to End the Republican Witch Hunt

The right danced a jig of joy over Dr. Anthony Fauci’s invoking the Fifth Amendment before Rand Paul’s Senate Homeland Security Committee. The Kentucky Republican knew in advance that Fauci would give...

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Trump hates everybody whose views don't coincide with his own. He mocks them, prosecutes them, subpoenas them, denies them needed funding and then lies about it. My article in the Washington Monthly reveals his vindictiveness. Trump’s Anger Management Problem washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/27/t...

Trump’s Anger Management Problem

The president’s fury was part of his success if voters thought his enemies included theirs. But the act is wearing thin.

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Trump’s Election Integrity Speech Was Even Worse Than You Thought washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/18/t...

Trump’s Election Integrity Speech Was Even Worse Than You Thought

The president's claims about foreign actors interfering in American elections were erronerous and was the implication of vote manipulation.

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Trump finds authority for the arch in his honor, known as the “Arc de Trump," in dissimilar congressional plans for the space made 100 years ago. My article in The, Washington monthly exposes the lie. Trump’s Flimsy Argument for his “Triumphal Arch”  washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/10/t...

Trump’s Flimsy Argument for his “Triumphal Arch”

The president’s insisting that his Triumphal Arch, the Arc de Trump, fulfills a Congressional vision for the space. Not really.

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Donald Trump continues the grift. He said he was paying for the renovation of a White House walkway festooned with portraits of our 47 presidents. In fact he was using funds appropriated for the National Park Service. My article today in the Washington Monthly tells the story.

Trump's OMB has proposed linking NIH grants to a MAGA political litmus test. Politicizing science is dangerous as well as an abridgment of free speech. My article in this morning's Washington Monthly explains why. Trump’s Dangerous Litmus Test for NIH Grants washingtonmonthly.com/2026/06/15/t...

Trump’s Dangerous Litmus Test for NIH Grants

A new OMB proposal stipulates that every federal research grant adhere to administration ideology, mixing science with political preference.

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Todd Blanche’s Hobson’s Choice washingtonmonthly.com/2026/06/02/t... Former Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before Congress and reportedly put the hat on Acting AG Todd Blanche over the Epstein files. My article inbthe Washington Monthly discusses the mine field where Blanche has been walking.

Todd Blanche’s Hobson’s Choice

Blanche can go along with Trump’s schemes, like the settlement slush fund, or become AG. Republican senators are unlikely to let him do both.

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The new indictment of Jim Comey is theater of the absurd. Prosecutors say he posted on Instagram an arrangement of seashells threatening President Trump. The judge should dismiss the case. James Comey Is Insufferable. The Trump Charges Against Him Are Absurd washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/13/j...

James Comey Is Insufferable. The Trump Charges Against Him Are Absurd

Former FBI Director James Comey been indicted again for a threat spelled with seashells. Why this lawfare will falter.

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King Charles III told Congress that "executive power is subject to checks and balances." He pleaded for the "defense of Ukraine." My piece in The Washington Monthly analyzes the speech The King’s Visit Couldn’t Save the U.S.-Anglo Relations, But It Didn’t Hurt washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/07/t...

The King’s Visit Couldn’t Save the U.S.-Anglo Relations, But It Didn’t Hurt

King Charles III gave Congress a polished defense of democracy and alliance. The trouble is that Trump’s America increasingly rejects both.

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As Trump bombs the justice system back to the Stone Age, he uses the criminal investigation of Fed chairman Jay Powell to get his hand-picked choice through a sticky confirmation battle. Trump’s Witch Hunt of Jerome Powell May Be Over, But Keep Worrying washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/28/j...

Trump’s Witch Hunt of Jerome Powell May Be Over, But Keep Worrying

Trump had to drop the case against Jerome Powell to get a new Fed chair, but it could be revived amid a flurry of selective prosecutions.

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Sometimes the devil you know is better than the devil you don't know. My article in the Washington Monthly today treats the legality of assassination. Amid War in Mideast, Lingering Questions Over Killing Iran’s Leader washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/23/a...

Amid War in Mideast, Lingering Questions Over Killing Iran’s Leader

Assassinations, like the one the U.S. carried out against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, aren’t illegal under U.S. law. But don’t tell Trump.

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Trump wants to build a triumphal arch in his own honor, near Arlington National Cemetery. Dictators love triumphal arches. And who will pay for the vainglorious Arch? Undoubtedly the American taxpayer.The Arc de Trump—A Monstrosity in the Making  washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/16/t...

The Arc de Trump—A Monstrosity in the Making

Trump’s planned “Arc de Trump” near Arlington reflects a long tradition of strongmen using monuments to project power.

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50 years ago in North Carolina, Joan Little was acquitted of the murder of her white jailer. The trial was conducted against the background of public protest. The trial raised more questions than it answered. My article in the Washington Times tells the story. bit.ly/4cGWHJx

The Mystery of the Joan Little Case

Following her 1975 murder trial, Joan Little became the first woman acquitted for using deadly force to resist sexual assault.

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The English believe no one is above the law. They recently arrested the King's brother Andrew and Lord Peter Mendelson on Epstein charges. We gave substantial immunity to Trump. Key documents in the Epstein files are said to be “missing." My article in the Washington Monthly examines this anomaly.

Trump seeks to round up migrants for deportation detaining them without bond. Most have committed no crime. The 5th Circuit just upheld him. My lede article in the Washington Times looks beyond the decision. Bail for All, Except Undocumented Immigrants  washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/19/d...

Bail for All, Except Undocumented Immigrants

A Fifth Circuit ruling endorses detention without bond for undocumented immigrants. Will John Roberts and SCOTUS do their job?

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Trump's obsession is the 2020 election. He just executed a search warrant covering 2020 election records in Fulton County, Georgia. Astonishingly, DNI Tulsi Gabbard was on site, and Trump was there by speakerphone. My article in the Washington Monthly tells what happened. bit.ly/45MEYN9

Trump’s 2020 Election Obsession Enters New Phase

The president’s denial that he lost to Joe Biden now turns to a Tulsi Gabbard-led fishing expedition. What could go wrong?

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In Wisconsin, famous for beer and Liederkranz cheese, justice was out to lunch when a jury convicted a state court judge of obstructing the arrest by ICE agents of an undocumented Mexican alien, a defendant in her court room. My article in the Washington Monthly discusses this bizarre case.

Apologies. I inadvertently omitted from my "Bloody December" piece that day before Australia attack, ISIS operative in Syria gunned down two American soldiers along with their civilian interpreter. Brown, Bondi Beach, and the Reiners: The Murderous December  washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/19/b...

Brown, Bondi Beach, and the Reiners: The Murderous December

Shocking slayings at Brown, Bondi Beach, and of the Reiners, plus the background music of Trump’s dysfunction, cast a pall over the holidays.

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Don't miss this one. Brown, Bondi Beach, and the Reiners: The Murderous December  washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/19/b...

Brown, Bondi Beach, and the Reiners: The Murderous December

Shocking slayings at Brown, Bondi Beach, and of the Reiners, plus the background music of Trump’s dysfunction, cast a pall over the holidays.

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Don't miss my article in today's Washington Monthly on Trump's pardons of major drug dealers. Trump’s Pardon Power Abuses  washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/16/t...

Trump’s Pardon Power Abuses

The president has wide latitude to grant clemency, but Trump has broken all pardon norms and sought even more authority to help his allies.

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Don't miss my article in the Washington Monthly. 'Our Heroic Lower Court Judges  washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/08/o...

Our Heroic Lower Court Judges

Our heroic lower court judges, and the Justice Department’s war on the only group blocking Trump’s extra-legal push.

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I recount my talk at Jesus College, Cambridge in this morning's issue of the Washington Monthly. An American Comes to Jesus  washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/28/j...

An American Comes to Jesus

I spoke at Jesus College, Cambridge, recently. The latest Trump maneuvers gobsmack our British friends. They’re right to alarmed.

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Democrats must wake up. My latest article in the Washington Monthly. Redistricting, Supreme Court Should Worry Democrats About 2026 washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/06/g...

Redistricting, Supreme Court Should Worry Democrats About 2026

Despite this week’s blue wave, it’s possible the Supreme Court and GOP statehouses could preserve the House Republican majority.

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Check out my Washington Monthly article this morning on the Supreme Court and troops on the streets of Chicago. Supreme Court Set to Rule on National Guard Troops in Chicago washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/27/t...

Supreme Court Set to Rule on National Guard Troops in Chicago

It could give President Trump permission to send the National Guard nationwide to support federal law enforcement.

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Family Feud: Donald Trump and the Pritzkers washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/20/t...

Family Feud: Donald Trump and the Pritzkers

The president and Governor Pritzker are at war. Now the Supreme Court is involved. Why the Realtor-in-Chief fights with the Hyatt Hotels clan

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Catch my piece on the Supreme Court in this afternoon's edition of the Washington Monthly. Federal District Judges Are Worried About the Supreme Court bit.ly/4qg0C4L

Federal District Judges Are Worried About the Supreme Court

Federal District Judges Are Worried About the Supreme Court

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Comey indicted! Don't miss my latest article in the Washington Monthly. Trump’s Threat to Justice: Comey and the Politics of Prosecution washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/26/j...

Trump’s Threat to Justice: Comey and the Politics of Prosecution

As the Justice Department wins an indictment against the former FBI director, a one-time federal prosecutor reflects on DOJ’s madness.

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Catch my latest article in the Washington Monthly. Jimmy Kimmel, Broadcast Media, and Free Speech washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/20/f...

Jimmy Kimmel, Broadcast Media, and Free Speech

The broadcast media cowardice following the MAGA crackdown on free speech is stunning. Jimmy Kimmel is Exhibit A.

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My latest piece in the Washington Monthly Understanding Trump's Impact on the Great Seal of the United States washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/14/t...

Understanding Trump's Impact on the Great Seal of the United States

My uncle presciently anticipated the president’s restoration of the Department of War and his effort to change the Great Seal.

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