Author: Eric Felten, RealClearPolitics
The Strange Death of Warren G. Harding
Trump & the Erosion of the Attorney-Client Privilege
Durham Report Details FBI Failures on Danchenko
Jan. 6 Rioters Fight To Await Trial At Home
If the government had had its way, Eric Munchel and his mother, Lisa Eisenhart, would already have been in jail for two years. Arrested in February 2021 for participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, they finally are scheduled to go on trial ne…
Tensions Rise in Virginia Schools Over Racial Issues
In January 2022, on his first day in office, Virginia’s Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, showed race antagonists the schoolhouse door. During the campaign, Youngkin had promised voters he would end what he called the "Inherently Divisive Poli…
Tim Scott Heads to Iowa
It’s an open question whether the Iowa Democrats’ abysmal job of counting votes in recent caucuses has cost the state the honor of going first in the presidential nominating process, but Sen. Tim Scott is scheduled to kick off a "listening tour&q…
The Indictment of Charles McGonigal
One evening in May 2017, Charles "Charlie" McGonigal was about to take the stage to give a talk to the Foreign Policy Association when he learned that less than four months into his presidency, Donald Trump had fired FBI Director James Comey.
The Battle for Speaker of the House
The House adjourned Tuesday afternoon after three tries at electing a new speaker of the House. "I still think McCarthy has the upper hand and will squeak through in a day or two, because the House can’t do what the right really want to do withou…
Big Tech Look Ahead
A fortnight ago, political handicappers expected that if any legislation passed regulating Big Tech before the end of the 117th Congress, it would likely be safety and privacy language designed to protect minors. Supporters of the Children and Teens’ …