Tony Greco

I think I’m on safe ground in saying the Nevada melee had to be the most combative of the Democrats’ debates thus far this primary campaign, but my attention span gave out about half way through, so I can’t offer ...

Under the topsy turvy system by which we choose our presidential nominees, primaries in just two states-–one small, one medium-sized and both demographic outliers among our United States—have significantly simplified and clarified the Democratic race. The simplification: two long shot ...

Just a short post today to link to a strong reading recommendation: a fine essay on recent American politics by the Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne.  Dionne makes an important point that should be obvious: the differences between moderate and progressive ...

There are two articles of impeachment lodged against Trump.  Both are very strong, but the second is even stronger than the first. There is really only one plausible line of defense against the charge of impeachment based on abuse of ...

It was upsetting to see Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in a dispute that could only hurt the chances of one of them becoming their party’s presidential nominee.  I mostly blame Warren, who is my preferred candidate.  Whatever Bernie said ...

Who should be the Democratic nominee to oppose Donald Trump’s re-election?  That question boils down to two: who among the Democratic aspirants would make the best president, and who would be the strongest candidate against Trump? The answers to these ...

The depressing results of the British elections are in, and, inevitably, people are drawing parallels to American politics and the prospects for 2020.  Notably, the usually sensible Roger Cohen, the predictable Bret Stephens and the contemptible Steve Bannon are all ...

Brimming with self-righteous protest, Congressional Republicans have angrily rejected the clear and compelling case that their president has committed impeachable offenses.  Can they really believe that Trump wasn’t trying to extort a foreign government for his personal domestic political purposes?  ...