Articles by Robert Zaller

The one good thing about 2023 is that it is not 2024.  Philadelphia is about to have its Democratic mayoral primary. That is tantamount to the…

When the nature of Donald Trump’s war on democracy had become clear, the full catastrophe of the 2016 election was evident: a political party in…

It’s a good thing the universe is so big (and probably a lot bigger than we know), because it is so full of violent action,…

Cheating is as old as the story of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 25). It is also as old as the university. Therefore, there’s certainly nothing…

When good men remain silent, the proverb says, evil may triumph. Few recent examples illustrate this more poignantly than the foot-dragging passivity of Attorney General…

The votes are still out in the 2022 midterm elections, partly a result of the patchquilt system of 50 states, each with its own rules…

What may well be the most important political election of our lifetimes is on the ballot this week. The principal subject isn’t inflation or the…

Let there be no mistake: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin holds the current title as the world’s wickedest and most dangerous man.  He is waging a…

Is it too early to call the Biden administration a catastrophe? It is time, I am afraid, to tell it like it is. Example A…

Why should anybody not be able to have the college education I got? I spent four years getting my bachelor’s degree, followed by eight earning…