Abbreviated pundit roundup: Ben Carson can't handle the truth or the media...
We begin today’s roundup with USA Today’s editorial on Republican candidate Ben Carson:Because Carson, like Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina, has no prior experience in government but now seeks the...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Republican candidates offer up failed economic...
We begin today’s roundup with an analysis of Republican economic plans by Paul Krugman at The New York Times:It’s not too hard to understand why everyone seeking the Republican presidential nomination...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Backlash against attempts to block Syrian...
We begin today’s roundup with an editorial from Bloomberg criticizing those who would shut America’s doors to Syrian refugees:Of all the reactions to Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris, some U.S....
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Rejecting refugees goes against American values
Editorial boards and pundits in big cities and small towns alike are calling out the Paul Krugman:[I]t’s pretty hard to find anyone on that side of the aisle, even among seemingly respectable voices,...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Calling out Donald Trump's lies
We begin today’s roundup with The New York Times and its take on media coverage of Donald Trump’s candidacy for president:In the Republican field, Mr. Trump has distinguished himself as fastest to dive...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Climate change, Black Friday, and more
We begin today’s roundup with an editorial from The Sacramento Bee on the demise of Black Friday (since many of the deals are released the week beforehand):Though some hardy traditionalists no doubt...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Planned Parenthood rhetoric, climate change and more
Dana Milbank at The Washington Post:In one sense, I agree with Cruz. The antiabortion movement did not kill those three people in Colorado Springs. The one responsible is the deranged gunman himself....
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Gun violence and political cowardice
We begin today’s roundup with The New York Times and its editorial on the failure to keep those on the terrorist watch list from purchasing guns:While the nation suffered through the shock of another...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Donald Trump seeks to ban Muslims from United States
Newspapers across the country are reacting to GOP candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States. First up, The Economist:Mr Trump’s long success says something...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: What will the GOP do about Donald Trump?
We begin today’s roundup with Eugene Robinson at The Washington Post who takes on Donald Trump’s “pitchfork populism”:The blustery billionaire’s “us” is nowhere near a majority of the U.S. electorate,...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Republicans should support climate change deal
We begin today’s roundup with an editorial from The New York Times slamming Republican presidential candidates for their reactions to the new climate pact:One can describe the 2016 Republican...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: The great fracturing of the Republican Party
We begin today’s roundup with Eugene Robinson at The Washington Post who write s about the “great fracturing of the Republican Party”:It is no longer possible to think of “the Republican Party” as a...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: The mother of all straw men
We begin today's roundup with Dana Milbank’s take on the GOP race over at The Washington Post:Trump and his fellow Republican presidential candidates have connected political correctness to virtually...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Donald Trump's lasting impact on the GOP
We begin today’s roundup with The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson and his take on Donald Trump’s lasting impression on the Republican Party: History will remember 2015 as the year when The Republican...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: 2016 will be a wild political year
Happy New Year! We begin today’s round with Leigh Ann Caldwell at NBC News who runs down eight issues that could shape politics in 2016...click through for the full list: 1. The Economy and Jobs...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: President Obama takes executive action to prevent...
We begin today’s roundup with The New York Times editorial on President Barack Obama’s plan to use an executive order to combat the country’s gun violence epidemic:In the hope of combating America’s...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: 'A national crisis like this demands a national...
Today’s roundup features an op-ed by President Barack Obama, who held a live town hall on CNN on reducing gun violence yesterday:A national crisis like this demands a national response. Reducing gun...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Previewing the State of the Union
We begin today’s roundup with Matthew A. Winkler at Bloomberg who analyzes President Obama’s economy (click through for the charts):When President Barack Obama was elected in November 2008, the U.S....
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: GOP debate showcases failed policies, bad ideas...
We begin today’s roundup with Frank Bruni’s summary of yesterday’s Republican debate:Remember that phase of the campaign when Ted Cruz spoke no ill of Donald Trump, who returned the favor?You may now...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Flint's water crisis, Trump continues to drive...
We begin today’s roundup with John Nichols at The Nation writing about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan:If all the destructive and anti-democratic policies of all the Republican governors elected in...
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