Romney’s Lies and Liars

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Sep 3, 2012 I once wrote, about Gerald Ford, that an honest politician is one who lies only when he has to. Ford, a pretty straight shooter, is gone now. He has been replaced by Mitt Romney the ignorant and Paul Ryan the liar. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Stockman Redux

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Aug 27, 2012 As he became president in 1981, Ronald Reagan called in a 34-year-old congressman from Michigan named David Stockman, considered by many to be the most articulate and intellectually imposing Republican of the moment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Train Doctors and Nurses, Not Soldiers

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Aug 3, 2012 Some days, I feel I have seen it all. Other days, I just don't want to get out of bed. Over eight years my family has been hit with lung cancer, brain cancer, strokes and various other medical calamities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Is America Crazy?

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Jul 30, 2012 Are we just dangerous people living out fantasies and lies? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Washington Hates Washington, Too

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Jul 23, 2012 The Capitol has become a cold, angry place where members not only don't know each other, but will not make eye contact when they pass through those hallowed marble corridors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Nation of Immigrants, Yes!

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Jun 22, 2012 The Founding Fathers were great men who created a great country. But it was immigrants, all the rest of us, who made a great nation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

California Tries a New Way

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Jun 15, 2012 As it has many times over more than a century, the Golden State again tried to reform its politics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Country for Sale

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Jun 7, 2012 The word "takeaway" was first used in 1961, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. And then it was about Chinese restaurants. Now it is about everything, including elections. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Impeach the Supreme Court?

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Jun 4, 2012 Michael Dukakis, the three-time governor of Massachusetts and 1988 Democratic candidate for president, has the guts to say it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Tea Is Getting Weaker

Richard Reeves / Truthdig May 17, 2012 Uh-oh! Some people are looking over the right shoulders of the Republicans who rode into the House of Representatives on the tea party wave of 2010. And they don't like what they're seeing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Republican Civil War

Richard Reeves / Truthdig May 10, 2012 After Richard Mourdock defeated Sen. Richard Lugar by 20 points in Tuesday's Indiana Republican Senate primary, he called, more or less, for one-party government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bright Immigrants Promise Bright Future for America

Richard Reeves / Truthdig May 4, 2012 For the second straight year, Granada Hills Charter High School in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles has won the National Academic Decathlon. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )