Donald Trump Is Unhappy That He Can’t Use the Courts to Persecute His Enemies
Donald Trump does not like the civilian justice system: “What we have right now is a joke and it’s a laughingstock.” Trump also does not like the military justice system: The decision on Sergeant Bergdahl is a complete and total disgrace to our Country and to our Military. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3,…
What’s Really Going On With the Republican Tax Bill?
What’s up with the Republican tax bill, anyway? The Senate voted to approve a maximum increase in the deficit of $1.5 trillion over ten years, which is why it took so long to cook up the legislation. When you’re planning to give away a few trillion dollars in pass-through income to small businesses like, um,…
It’s Time for Congress to Protect Robert Mueller
A few days ago I praised Sen. Jeff Flake for publicly slamming President Trump and suggested that there was little more that conservative politicians could do. There’s no reason to expect conservatives to vote against conservative bills just because Trump happens to like them, after all. But now along comes this: Three conservative House Republicans…
Donna Brazile and the Latest Great Hillary Scandal
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA I’ve gotten lots of requests to comment on Donna Brazile’s “sensational,” “shocking,” “blockbuster” book excerpt in Politico yesterday. The reason I haven’t, to be honest, is that the more I dive into it the less sure I am what really happened. So let’s start with a short summary of what…
“Thor: Ragnarok” Is the Best “Guardians of the Galaxy” Film Yet
Courtesy of Marvel Studios Who is the least popular Marvel movie superhero? It’s complicated. If we’re going off the box office, the answer is Hulk. Edward Norton’s 2009 turn as Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk made far and away the least amount of money. Based on critical reception, though, Thor gives Hulk a run…
Chart of the Day: Net New Jobs in October
The American economy gained 261,000 jobs last month. We need 90,000 new jobs just to keep up with population growth, which means that net job growth clocked in at 171,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked down yet again to 4.1 percent but for the wrong reason: there are half a million fewer people employed this…