Articles by Robert Zaller
Jan. 17, 2020
A blood-soaked tale 40 years in the making
There are two rules of the road for any president: Don’t crash the economy, and don’t start a war. If Donald Trump needed any reminder…
Jan. 10, 2020
Party Faction and the Politics of Impeachment
A party is a political grouping that supports the interests of one or more constituencies on behalf of what is believed to be the public…
Dec. 6, 2019
The downfall of the Republicans: No longer grand
A recently posted comment by CNN analyst Stephen Collinson seemed to me to sum up our current state of affairs: “At a time of tribal…
Nov. 22, 2019
The ever imploding Presidency of Donald Trump
Donald Trump has been telling us about the “Deep State” for the past three years. It’s not a new idea. The Deep State, some say,…
Nov. 15, 2019
Here Comes the Joker, but the Joke’s on Us
Recently, I saw Todd Phillips’ new film, “Joker,” based on DC comic strips. The Joker is well known as one of the antagonists of the…
Nov. 8, 2019
The Bases the two-party system and the 2020 election
It’s still really 2016. We had an election that year that produced an unprecedented event: We elected a demagogue. We’re still stuck with him, and…
Nov. 1, 2019
It’s Time to Retire the American Empire
When the Thirteen Colonies rebelled against George III in 1775, Great Britain was the world’s most powerful empire, although China had not yet heard of…
Oct. 25, 2019
Dumping the Kurds, or Donald Trump’s Midas Touch
America has lost three wars in the Middle East in this century — not counting the one with our most persistent foe, Iran. We lost…
Oct. 18, 2019
The Ukranian double-edged sword: how we got here
Donald Trump is going to be impeached. It is as certain as the sunrise now. Only three months ago, though, the odds on it were…
Oct. 11, 2019
Self-impeachment appears to be Trump’s 2020 strategy
Donald J. Trump is now the fourth of our presidents to face impeachment. Two of them, Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, actually were impeached, although…
