The Tea Party: Remember George Wallace

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Jan 9, 2014 It is refreshing for me to find myself in agreement with "mainstream" Republicans, beginning with House Speaker John Boehner and Rep. Paul Ryan. I think. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Happy New Year, Mr. President

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Dec 21, 2013 It's been a rough year for the president, but history will put things in better perspective. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Drone Next Door

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Dec 14, 2013 Drones are wonderful, said almost all the Americans I have talked to in recent weeks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Legend Will Never Die

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Nov 23, 2013 Professors and pundits are downgrading President Kennedy's legacy these days, seeing him as an ordinary, even ineffective leader. The people, three-quarters of them, according to polling done this month by the Gallup organization, rate him as the greatest of modern presidents.Professors and pundits are downgrading President Kennedy's legacy these days. The people, according to polling done this month by Gallup, rate him as the greatest of modern presidents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Kennedy Myth? The Kennedy Legacy?

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Nov 16, 2013 This month alone, at least 140 books about our 35th president have been or will be released. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Change Has Always Been the New Normal

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Nov 9, 2013 I live and work in a world in which, as they say: "Change is the new normal." I'm sure you do, too. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What the President Knew and When He Knew It

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Nov 2, 2013 The president knew. Presidents always know, but are supposed to be protected from what they saw, heard and did when the best-laid plans hit the fan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Maybe the Tea Party Won

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Oct 21, 2013 With a minimum of sabotage, millions and millions of Americans, Republicans and Democrats alike, share the tea party's hatred of Washington. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Health Care: Deja Vu All Over Again

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Oct 14, 2013 Just as the Republicans in Congress are desperate to destroy the Affordable Care Act, their predecessors tried to kill Medicare in the 1960s and Social Security in the 1930s. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Next GOP Move: Impeach Obama!

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Oct 4, 2013 If the Republicans in Congress are unable to prevent the United States from paying its bills later in this month of shutdowns and deficit limits, I assume their next move will be an attempt to impeach President Obama. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Republicans: Insane or Just Crazy?

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Sep 23, 2013 "Washington," said the late Art Hoppe, a San Francisco Chronicle humor columnist, "is several miles square and about as tall as, say, the Washington Monument. It is surrounded on all four sides by reality." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

One Man’s Brave New World

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Sep 13, 2013 A well-regarded economist has written a new projection of a world of machine-driven alphas and lesser beings. The book is a smart and cruel projection of the world he sees coming. In fact, he thinks it is already here. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )