The Editorial Board.

I said yesterday no one knows whether Bernie Sanders can win. But there are things we do know, like the resilience of racism. Most white Americans have no idea how foundational it has been in shaping their lives. Therefore, many white liberals probably won’t think twice before voting for a fascist over a socialist bent…

I’d rather not defend Bernie Sanders so I’m not going to until I need to, which won’t come until after the primary in South Carolina and the following Super Tuesday. Meanwhile, I think it’s important to say we do not know what cannot know until the moment arrives in which knowing is possible. In other…

I’m taking a day off, but I hope you’ll take a moment to read the Rev. Daniel Schultz’s piece, originally published in Religion Dispatches. It’s on faith and how Dems talk about faith, and how faith and how Dems talk about faith are often very different things. If that sounds familiar, that might be because…

After last night’s debate, I decided to come out and say who I think is the best Democratic candidate. This is not to be confused with what the party will decide or whether another person would not defeat the president. I just like Warren. I explain why in today’s Editorial Board. I also explain why…

The president pardoned Tuesday a man still serving time in a federal prison for literally selling a US Senate seat to the highest bidder. If that’s what Trump can do, the next Democratic president can do one better: pardon 11 million immigrants. I know that sounds reckless, and yeah, maybe it is, but it would…