Republican strategist and party loyalist Steve Schmidt’s painful statement today on why he has decided to leave the Republican party is well worth reading
The latest assault on ACA [Obamacare]: DOJ won’t defend it in court
In a dramatic break from a long-standing norm of defending federal laws, Attorney General Jeff Session has announced that the Department of Justice will
The hostage crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border
The Trump administration is holding children hostage. They can call it “family separation.” They can say that it’s meant as a “deterrent” to illegal
The Greitens Resignation: A View from a Chris Koster intern
The state of Missouri has inaugurated a new governor and, to paraphrase President Ford, our long nightmare is indeed over. Governor Eric Greitens finally
New rules for Democratic Party: Will they get it right this time?
The Democratic party’s rules for nominating presidential candidates are deeply flawed. Unfortunately, cycle after cycle, the party has failed to make changes that would
Who’s who & who said what at candidate forum in MO 2nd Congressional district
Five Democrats—all male—are vying for the honor of trying to defeat entrenched Republican Ann Wagner, in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District. Here are my impressions
St. Louis lags badly in media coverage of Congressional Races
As the St. Louis Metro Chapter of the League of Women Voters once again did its heavy lifting to bring political awareness to the
A very pushy push poll on Right to Work [for less]
Once again, I have allowed myself to be interviewed for a political poll—on Right to Work: a very pushy push poll, to say the
Death by TIF: Another African-American neighborhood faces extinction
Local history may be about to repeat itself in suburban St. Louis, as another well-established African-American neighborhood faces extinction by buyout, demolition and commercial
Obama and Clinton can lead way for Democrats to get back to their roots
One of the lessons of the presidential defeat of the Democrats in 2016 is that Hillary Clinton paid minimal attention to the voters who