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The Incoming Biden Team: A Review

January 17, 2021 Steve Sorkin Biden Leave a comment

Biden’s Cabinet and Cabinet-level nominations and appointments are complete. He didn’t ask me, but I think overall he gets a ‘B+.’ An ‘A’ for

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New Secy. of Interior rides into office, literally—on a horse

March 3, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor, People, Republicans, Trump One comment

Newly appointed Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke made a grand entrance on his first day on the job: He rode several blocks through

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Would Trump nominees support the 25th Amendment?

January 30, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Ethics, Justice, Republican Brain, Republicans, Trump Leave a comment

Some Republicans are seeing the light about Donald Trump in the White House. While he may have led a Republican tsunami in 2016, his

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In case you missed it

  • Neera Tanden’s Behavior Actually is That Bad
  • My COVID-19 Vaccination: How it worked in New York State
  • Ann Wagner: a hypocrite in her own words
  • The Incoming Biden Team: A Review
  • Time to Act: But what are the crucial goals?
  • Goodbye Washington. Hello Courtroom

A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

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