Donald Trump is a dangerous threat to the republic, Only Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio can stop him. But they’re so awful that you have to ask: is the republic worth saving?
Running to the Right of a Fascist
March 7, 2016Ted Rall Comics
Where Have We Seen This Before?
March 4, 2016
Thoughtful people fear that Donald Trump will become not just the Republican nominee, but president of the United States. He could be stopped if his opponents were able to unite, but they’re too selfish to put the interests of the nation ahead of their own. And so disaster looms. Where have we seen this before?
Getting Paid
March 2, 2016
Hillary Clinton and her husband Bill collected $153 million in speaking fees since 2001. She knew she was running for president this year. So why did she accept $675,000 for three speeches to Goldman Sachs as recently as 2013?
When a Strange Congressman Calls
February 29, 2016
Congressional Republicans say it’s too dangerous to transfer Gitmo detainees to the United States. But what are they worried about? No one has ever escaped from one of the federal Supermax prisons where they’d be sent…not that any has ever attempted to escape in the past.
The GOP Establishment Strikes Back Against Trump
February 26, 2016
The Republican Party establishment has dithered for months, hoping against hope that they could stop the insurgent candidacy of real estate magnate Donald J. Trump. Now Trump appears headed for a sweep of Super Tuesday, which wouid all but assure him the nomination. Yet his GOP opponents can’t seem to unite forces against him.
Really Depressing
February 22, 2016
Will voters embrace Hillary Clinton’s realism over Bernie Sanders’ idealism?
Enough is Enough, 1944 Edition
February 19, 2016
Hillary Clinton is running a campaign based on incrementalism. Unlike Bernie Sanders, who proposes full throated solutions to major problems, Clinton argues that Republican control of Congress makes it unrealistic to attempt anything more than defending the status quo or perhaps, at best, fighting for minor reforms.
Fire Up the Tivo
February 17, 2016
If Bernie Sanders is nominated, he would face numerous attack ads smearing him as a socialist and communist by his future Republican opponent. Given how unpopular capitalism is now, however, it may not hurt as much as it would have years ago.
Death of an Original A-Hole
February 16, 2016
The death of Justice Antonin Scalia has triggered a political battle between conservatives who want another constitutional originalist to replace him and Democrats who want President Obama to nominate a liberal in order to change the balance of the Supreme Court.
Ask Him
February 15, 2016
Hillary Clinton has supported most “free trade” agreements that have encouraged American jobs to leave overseas. Now she’s heading to states that have been devastated by outsourcing. Will people forgive and forget and vote for her?
