Harry Litman The initial impulse on reading Judge Aileen Cannon’s pseudo-scholarly 93-page dismissal of the classified documents case against Donald Trump is to list the legal errors and overreaches that demonstrate its brazenness and likelihood of being reversed. The opinion, which throws out the case on the dubious premise that special counsel Jack Smith was not … [Read more...] about Aileen Cannon’s ruling isn’t just legally flawed. It has nothing to do with the law.
Opinion
Biden’s decision to drop out is one of the most patriotic moments in a long life of service
LZ Granderson I’m sure it doesn’t feel this way to President Joe Biden now, given the fighter he is, but stepping down was the right thing for him to do. Not because members of Congress were calling for it, not because donors had started to withhold funds, and certainly not because of that awful debate performance. Deciding not to seek reelection was the right thing to do … [Read more...] about Biden’s decision to drop out is one of the most patriotic moments in a long life of service
LTE: A look at this year’s Republican platform
To the editor: This is the official outline of the 16-page 2024 Republican platform, without any editorial critique. “The end of democracy!?” You decide. 1. Seal the border and stop the migrant invasion. 2. Carry out the largest deportation operation in American history. 3. End inflation and make America affordable again. 4. Make America the dominant energy producer … [Read more...] about LTE: A look at this year’s Republican platform
How Vance transformed from ‘never Trumper’ to running mate
Carl P. Leubsdorf Soon after word of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump flashed across the television screens and social media, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance became one of the first top Republicans to cast blame for the horrific event. “Today is not just some isolated incident,” Vance tweeted on X. “The central premise of the Biden campaign is that … [Read more...] about How Vance transformed from ‘never Trumper’ to running mate
There’s only one right response to the Trump shooting
Helen Ubiñas I was boarding a plane from Los Angeles back home to Philadelphia when the news hit that former President Donald Trump had been injured during a rally in Butler, Penn. The details were sketchy, but the responses online and on the plane were already wild — and entirely predictable. This is precisely the kind of thing that’s juicy fodder for the social-media … [Read more...] about There’s only one right response to the Trump shooting