Steve Chapman: Democrats should disown Andrew Cuomo
There are many instances when it sucks to be a Democrat, and the emergence of claims of sexual harassment against Andrew Cuomo is one of them.
Steve Chapman: On Kavanaugh, does the Senate want the truth?
How would the Senate proceed if its highest priority were establishing the truth? That objective should be paramount with regard to the allegation that Brett Kavanaugh, at age 17, tried to rape a 15-year-old girl. Getting the truth is the most important thing for Christine Blasey Ford, the alleged victim, but also for Kavanaugh.
Steve Chapman: Kavanaugh, Roe and ‘settled law’
After meeting with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Sen. Susan Collins emerged to announce that he regards the Roe v. Wade decision as “settled law.” This comes as an apparent relief to the Maine Republican, who favors abortion rights. But those who hope the court will uphold Roe would be rash to assume it would be safe with Justice Kavanaugh.
Steve Chapman: The truth behind Chicago’s violence
The bloodletting in Chicago last weekend, with 74 people shot, 12 fatally, was enough to horrify even locals, who are relatively inured to chronic slaughter at the hands of gun-wielding felons. “Unbelievable,” said state Rep. La Shawn Ford, a black Chicago Democrat who went so far as to call on President Donald Trump for help.
Steve Chapman: How Republicans went soft on communism
If you had told Ronald Reagan in 1988 that in 30 years, the president of the United States would be chummy with communist dictators in China and North Korea, eager to please a brutal Kremlin autocrat, and indifferent to the needs of our military allies, he might have said: That’s what you get for electing a Democrat.
Steve Chapman: The long nightmare of the dreamers
A lot has happened in America since April 25, 2001 — the 9/11 attacks, two major wars, the Great Recession, the first black president, the iPhone, a Cubs World Series title and Donald Trump.
Steve Chapman: Why young Americans are drawn to socialism
Capitalism has been the most dynamic force for economic progress in history.
Steve Chapman: The Iranian deal is still a good bargain
The case against the nuclear deal with Iran is reminiscent of what Woody Allen once said: “Life is full of misery, loneliness and suffering — and it’s all over much too soon.” The agreement, critics insist, is terrible and doesn’t last long enough.
Steve Chapman: Trump, the Anti-Business President
White House economist Peter Navarro, whose boss claimed credit when the stock market was rising, now thinks it should be ignored.
Steve Chapman: Will the Democrats blow it in 2020?
Donald Trump has lousy approval ratings. House Republicans are bracing for carnage in November.
Steve Chapman: The Porter debacle confirms Trump’s incompetence
English monarchs are often known by their names and their most conspicuous traits, from William the Conqueror and Richard the Lion-Hearted to Bloody Mary and Edward Longshanks.
Steve Chapman: The Trump economy is no great success
Amid all the uncertainty about Donald Trump’s presidency, his admirers are sure of one thing: The economy is booming, and it’s because of him. We are riding a mighty wave of prosperity driven by his tax cuts, deregulation and business savvy.
Steve Chapman: No, Roy Moore, God won’t solve our problems
Roy Moore’s die-hard supporters have shown a vast capacity to accept his denials as a procession of women accuse him of sexual assault, fondling a 14-year-old and creeping out girls in malls. His evangelical followers are ready to believe him on that matter because they agree when he says that to be saved, we Americans must “turn from our wicked ways” and “come back to God.”
Steve Chapman: The chase for Amazon will end in tears
The mayors doing their utmost to get Amazon’s second headquarters for their cities are having a grand time informing Jeff Bezos of everything they have to offer. They should enjoy this part of the chase, because what comes next won’t be much fun.
Steve Chapman: Trump’s dangerous confusion on the Iranian deal
When it comes to the Iranian nuclear deal, the Trump administration is a carnival of contradiction. Its attitude brings to mind the stor
Steve Chapman: Why Trump’s wall is not going to happen
Donald Trump has served one-seventh of his constitutionally allotted term of office, and given his talent for self-destruction, there is no guarantee he will get to serve the remaining six-sevenths. But whether he does or not, one thing is a safe bet: When he leaves the White House, there will not be a wall running the length of our southern border.
Steve Chapman: Confederate monuments and the Fourth of July
In 1871, the city of Richmond, Virginia, publicly celebrated the Fourth of July. It was an unfamiliar experience. There had been no general commemoration of Independence Day since 1860 — before Virginia had seceded from the nation that was formed in 1776.
Steve Chapman: Trump forgets the past and blights the future
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy — they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Great Gatsby”
Steve Chapman: Don’t rush to impeachment
To everything there is a season, the Bible and Pete Seeger told us. The season to impeach Donald Trump may come, or it may not. Trying to do it now would be like harvesting sweet corn before it’s ripe, yielding something stunted and indigestible.
Steve Chapman: The un-free speech movement at Berkeley
There are few prospects in life more appealing than the silence of Ann Coulter. She brings to mind what novelist Mary McCarthy said about playwright and Stalinist Lillian Hellman: “Every word she writes is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the.'” If the world never suffered another emission from Coulter’s toxic brain, it would be a better place.