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Erickson: Off the rails again

2024 began as a referendum between two deeply disliked men, one of whom is an incumbent with a bad economy, and his predecessor who had a great economy until a global pandemic undid it. 2024 is ending with everyone remembering they hate Donald Trump and not knowing who Kamala Harris is. Trump ...

Barone: The ‘White Dudes for Harris’ Zoom call was … weird

Last Monday's "White Dudes for Harris" Zoom call, with some 90,000 registered to participate, was surely a landmark in political history. Nearly 200 years ago, when the Democratic Party was being formed to elect and reelect Andrew Jackson, the entire American electorate, with exceptions, such ...

McCaughey: Kamala Harris’ fairness issue

On Monday night, Vice President Kamala Harris boosters launched a "White Dudes for Harris" Zoom rally and fundraiser, rushing to plug a glaring hole in the candidate's support: men. Former President Donald Trump leads Harris 47 to 39 among male voters nationwide, in the latest Economist/You ...

De Rugy: J.D. Vance and the bipartisan itch to tax behavior

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance has been in the news for an old clip of him talking about how the tax code should punish adults without kids. While Vance's proposal probably aims to address demographic concerns, it represents a misguided approach that contradicts fundamental ...

Stossel: RFK Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won applause at the Libertarian presidential convention by criticizing government lockdowns and deficit spending, and saying America shouldn't police the world. It made me want to interview him. This month, I did. He said intelligent things about America's growing ...

Stiehm: A true test for Harris: Succession

On the tip of tongues in the Capitol: Vice President Kamala Harris' pick as her running mate in the 2024 presidential stakes. Everyone has a theory. All agree this is a happy problem to solve, a true test of judgment. Democrats were tearing out their hair before frail President Joe Biden ...