Opinion | Let the Cranks Run

Opinion | Let the Cranks Run

[ad_1] Way too many long shots flattering themselves with White House dreams have become the default setting in American presidential politics. In the old days, five or six candidates would declare each cycle for their party’s nomination. There were always a few cranks, earnest celebrities, political outliers, one-issue gadflies, hustlers, attention seekers, billionaires with too…

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Opinion | Joe Biden, Scandinavian

Opinion | Joe Biden, Scandinavian

[ad_1] Joe Biden is at pains to assert that “I’m a capitalist. I’m not a socialist.” A lot of what Biden is proposing would look quite at home in Scandinavia and Western Europe. Those nations aren’t really “socialist” at all, even if they’re celebrated by America’s best-known socialist. Republicans really, really hate socialism — but…

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Opinion | The Tucker Carlson Schtick Melts Away

Opinion | The Tucker Carlson Schtick Melts Away

[ad_1] Carlson continued: “What he’s good at is destroying things. He’s the undisputed world champion of that. He could easily destroy us if we play it wrong.” Elsewhere, Carlson said of the Trump presidency, “That’s the last four years. We’re all pretending we’ve got a lot to show for it, because admitting what a disaster…

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