The death of idealism
This presidential election is a contest between the oldest of the baby boomers. Yet Donald Trump, 70, and Hillary Clinton, 68, represent two very different decades in the formation of that generation.
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Herea s the real story of how a Miss Universe became part of the presidential race
Millions of Americans heard the name Alicia Machado for the first time this week in the final minutes of the most watched presidential debate in history. But there were actually a year's worth of twists and turns, largely behind the scenes, that led Hillary Clinton to utter the name of the Latina beauty queen, turning Machado into a major figure in the final weeks of the presidential race.
Republicans predicted an Obamacare apocalypse. It hasn’t happened.
For 90 minutes this week, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton clashed in their first presidential debate on a full range of issues. But meriting not a single mention? Obamacare.
Deepest Denial Of All
Trump now leads in Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, Ohio and North Carolina - all states Barack Obama won his first term - according to Real Clear Politics averages. The Political Industrial Complex encompasses all those elites whose livelihoods are predicated on central-control of resources and who determine who is allowed to succeed in society.
Twitter storm: Trump shames former-beauty pageant winner
Donald Trump shamed a former beauty pageant winner Friday for her sexual history and encouraged presidential voters to check out what he called her "sex tape," in an early-morning tweet-storm that dragged him further away from his campaign's efforts to broaden his appeal to women.
2016 newspaper endorsements are so far all over the place
Nineteen newspapers have made endorsements in the 2016 general election, and so far, they're all over the place compared to who was endorsed by the same papers in 2012. Friday morning, the Chicago Tribune endorsed Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson.
Why Lewinsky Scandal Is a Dead End for Trump
Ramesh Ponnuru is a Bloomberg View columnist. He is a senior editor of National Review and the author of "The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life."
Trump’s Latest Repulsive Attack On Alicia Machado: ‘Check Out Sex Tape’
Donald Trump ramped up his feud with former Miss Universe Alicia Machado on Friday, calling her "disgusting" and accusing her of having a sex tape. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton referenced Machado in Monday night's presidential debate.
Mona Charen
Donald Trump, always the hero of his own tales, closed out the first presidential debate with a tribute to his own courtesy and high-mindedness: "I was going to say something extremely rough to Hillary, to her family," he said. "And I said to myself, I can't do it.
Editorial: Canada has a lot riding on U.S. election
We don't have a contender in the race, but we're fascinated by the homestretch of the run to the White House. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are having a no-holds-barred battle to become the next president of the United States.
Rose: The Trumponzi scheme
Most people are familiar with the "Ponzi Scheme," a fraudulent investment scam that pays returns to older investors with money from newer investors, rather than from legitimate profits.
Trump Goes After Both Clintons In Bedford
Anti-Clinton messaging is a staple at GOP events, but yesterday it evident long before Donald Trump or any of the other speakers took the stage. One only had to wander the parking lot where vendors had set up tables groaning with anti-Clinton merchandise.
Former Speaker Gingrich to Donald Trump: Dona t Go There on Bill Clinton and Women
Newt Gingrich has some advice for Donald Trump: don't bring up Bill Clinton's past marital infidelities in the next presidential debate. "You're never going to beat the Clintons in the mud.
The Latest: NC killing by police heats race in battleground
The killing of a black man by a Charlotte, North Carolina, police officer and the aftermath together have intensified the political divide in a state critical to deciding whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins the presidency. Republicans and Democrats alike say the killing of Keith Lamont Scott will energize both parties' strongest supporters in a presidential battleground state that also has competitive races for governor and the U.S. Senate.
Saturday Night Live’s 11 best political impersonations
President Gerald Ford attributed his Klutz-In-Chief persona to a few ill-timed televised clumsiness, such as stumbling down the steps of Air Force One and wiping out skiing. But Chevy Chase's portrayals became linked with Ford's legacy.
Why the rest of the world would hand Clinton a landslide victory
Josef Joffe is editor of Die Zeit in Hamburg and fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where he teaches U.S. foreign policy. For a country supposedly in decline, the United States is getting a lot of attention these days.
U.S. Briefs
More than 70 U.S. intellectuals have called for a targeted boycott of all goods and services from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The boycott call came in an open letter in the Oct. 13 New York Review of Books.
Susan Davis
There were some noteworthy developments this past week regarding efforts to prevent women from being victimized - sexually on campus and on the job, and economically in the marketplace. In Congress, Rep. Susan Davis, D-San Diego, and others seized on widely read letter from the victim of a sexual assault at Sanford University that went viral last month.
The Candidate and the Sequel That Never Was
Jeff, the J.S. reader who wrote in before with great thoughts about The Candidate , followed up with a fascinating tidbit I hadn't been aware of: The movie almost-almost-got a sequel. "In case you hadn't heard," Jeff writes, "there was talk a few years ago of a sequel, in which an older Robert Redford would play Bill McKay as the president he went on to become later in his career.
Zelizer: How smart is Trump on taxes?
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shakes hands with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the first presidential debate on Monday, September 26. Clinton, 68, is the first woman to lead a presidential ticket for one of the major political parties. She has been a U.S. senator and secretary of state.