While not a perfect parallel, the case has quickly polarized Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation process, once again drawing in all three... Read More

If Franz Kafka had written about confirmation hearings, he couldn’t have come up with a better scenario than the one now unfolding in... Read More

When I was in high school, I faced my own Brett Kavanaugh. Read More

They tried the same thing when they wheeled out Anita Hill during the hearings on Clarence Thomas Read More

Kavanaugh’s accuser is credible. Will it matter? Read More

If Brett Kavanaugh were on trial for sexual assault, all he’d need do is demonstrate reasonable doubt about the charges being made... Read More

Republicans know what the midterm election polls say. They hear the talk about a blue wave. They're aware of historical party-in-power... Read More

The message was simple -- and right: Voters care first, second and third about the economy, as understood by how they were feeling about... Read More

With the last primary of the 2018 midterm cycle over, it’s now official: The general election has begun. With 50 days to go, who are... Read More

China’s tit-for-tat responses have so far failed to thwart Mr. Trump’s trade offensive, and with the White House amping up the... Read More

Let’s take Donald Trump both seriously and literally. When he says he wants to abolish all trade barriers, let’s assume he means... Read More

Even in this moment of historically strong economic growth, 46 million Americans still live in poverty. They are not exclusively from one... Read More

Pope Francis is woefully in the grip of male-dominated, celibate clericalism, even though he criticizes it. Read More

Pope Francis, Cardinal Wuerl, Theodore McCarrick, and the crisis of a church divided. Read More

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should be commended for its decision last week to rescind two previously issued guidance letters... Read More

The bipartisan consensus is broken. And Democrats do their voters and their country a disservice by wedding themselves to GOP hawks. Read More

Trump and Bolton take on the International Criminal Court Read More

It’s uncanny how closely the Democrats are following the Anita Hill playbook as they try to “Anita” Brett Kavanaugh,... Read More

Christine Blasey Ford deserves to be heard. And the judge deserves a chance to clear his name. Read More

They want to make sure that, if confirmed, he’s damaged goods in the public eye. Read More

Republican critics called us hysterical and deranged, but maybe it is time to reclaim female anger. Our anger might be just the thing to save... Read More

We know Judge Kavanaugh well, having worked closely with him as his law clerks. His character and integrity are unassailable. He is a... Read More

Our democratic institutions and traditions are under siege. We need to do everything we can to fight back. Read More

Unseal the FISA redactions? We should be alarmed by what’s already disclosed Read More

And the Democratic Party has not actually become a band of radical leftists. Read More

President Trump, it has been reported in all seriousness, is a hateful, racist conspiracy theorist hellbent on ridiculing the deaths of... Read More

As tensions simmered between the Democratic establishment and progressive populists during the 2018 primary season, members of the... Read More

Republicans running for office need to man up. Read More

Washington needs allies if it really wants to decouple. Read More

It sounds unlikely, but the record shows that the most effective foreign policy adviser to President Trump since his election has been Barack... Read More

North Korea's Kim Jong Un may be dragging his feet on denuclearization, but soon enough he'll be crying uncle to Uncle Sam. Read More

I have serious concerns about Brett Kavanaugh that last week's confirmation hearings did nothing to assuage. Read More

On top of her McCarthyite smear of Judge Kavanaugh, she’s closely tied to both Chinese and Russian operations in the United States. Read More

Too many banks still lack the checks and balances that might have saved Lehman Brothers. Read More

Kavanaugh’s denial raises a question that must be answered. Read More

If the GOP surrenders to the Democrat's ploy against Kavanaugh, they will be creating a precedent that says every accusation is disqualifying. Read More

American politics is about power, not principle. If anyone should know this, it's Brett Kavanaugh. Read More

As with everything in politics these days, there are lots of predictions – and those who manage to be right will be celebrated. But... Read More

In the midterm elections, the resistance will finally have a chance to push back against Trump. Read More

Mark Wauck, retired FBI agent and AT contributor, has written an important essay on the true dimensions of the Russia hoax, on his blog... Read More

For Jill Lepore, the United States has always been a nation caught between its sunny ideals and its darker realities. Read More

Catholic scandals past and present Read More

As Barack Obama improperly seeks credit for an economic acceleration that's taken place under Donald Trump, too many GOP elders promote false... Read More

Faced with the belligerence of the Trump administration, the court might find renewed support in governments that worry about the threat... Read More

The Trump administration is taking meaningful stock of agreements and treaties that do not serve American interests first. Read More