Three hours before the first presidential “debate” debacle kicked off, as I was blithely sautéing a batch of mushrooms, my kitchen sink inexplicably plunged—with
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Democratic debates? How about something completely different this time
The 2020 Democratic pre-primary debates are about to begin, and I think they are a terrible idea. Democrats have an amazing, deep bench of
Vice-Presidential Debate very important as Clinton lead still must grow
The vice-presidential debate on Tuesday, October 4 will be more important than a simple discussion between two back-benchers. First, even though it is widely
What Hillary could say about trade agreements
During the first Presidential debate of 2016, the one issue that Trump “won” was trade. Clearly, Hillary Clinton needs a better answer on this
“Best of Enemies:” 1968’s Buckley-Vidal debates, and how they helped spawn Trump
Gore Vidal’s and William F. Buckley’s political views were as diametrically opposed as they could be, but the two men shared one major characteristic:
Republican forum: Not as much of a clown car as I had expected
Maybe it was the format: Each of the 14 Republican candidates for President was questioned individually in 5- to 6-minute segments, with no audience
The sad state of campaign debates: 2014 edition
Ever since the election-changing Presidential Debates between Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy in the 1960 election, American voters have come to expect
The curious “thinking” of Republicans continues
You might think, if you are a leader of a political party, that you would seek as much air time on television and radio