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If Trump ends up with Biden’s economy, the outlook is not good

What can Donald Trump do to stop morphing into Joe Biden? The two presidents could hardly be more different in most ways — but in the one that counts most with voters, Trump is in danger of resembling his predecessor. Americans rejected Biden and the Democrats last year because they were incensed at the lousy state of the economy. Right now, they’re not much happier with Trump’s economy. Inflation was the No. 1 concern on voters’ minds last year, and it’s still a top concern today. Trump’s team says they plan to tout “affordability” as a theme Republicans can ...

The cautionary tale of Sherrone Moore

As I have followed the tragic downfall of former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore, I kept thinking about how just one week ago he expressed excitement for the Wolverines’ upcoming matchup in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl against Texas. Although Michigan ended the season with three losses, including a defeat in The Game against Ohio State, Moore’s future as a coach seemed promising. As a Buckeye fan and alumna, I was thrilled that we beat Moore this year and ended our four-game losing streak against that team up north. Moore led the Wolverines, the youngest squad in the ...

We all are potential residents of Lockdown USA

“Just FYI if you’re seeing the news right now, I’m totally safe,” a son enrolled at Brown University texted me. “I’ve been home for a few hours now and wasn’t there when stuff started to happen. Seems to be some crazy shooting near brown.” What?! I turned on CNN and saw the quaint streets of Providence’s College Hill — lined with front porches — pulsing under emergency lights that washed the cold night sky an eerie red. Nothing like this ever happens around here. Brown was put in lockdown, and so were those of us living a few blocks away on Providence’s East ...

A trip to the grocery store can be eye-opening for Trump

CCTV captured this (completely fake) conversation between President Donald Trump and a grocery store clerk yesterday. CLERK: That’ll be $286.47, Mr. President. TRUMP: Did you swipe my customer rewards card? I thought the Twinkies were half off. CLERK: Yes, I did, but we’re doing this new thing where you have to download our app, log in, create a profile, find the item, scan the bar code and select “clip coupon” to get the discount. TRUMP: Well, that sounds annoying and difficult. CLERK: I’m pretty sure that’s the point. TRUMP: Eh, all right, I just did it. ...

The plan to save Congress for the GOP

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles says she has a plan for keeping Congress in Republican hands in next year’s midterm elections. In an interview with the online show “The Mom View,” Wiles said she hasn’t informed the president about her plan, but said it involves putting him on the road to sell to voters what he believes to be his and the Republican Congress’s policy successes. The big question is whether more than the most dedicated Trump supporters will buy it. One of those who claim Trump has not done as good a job as he promised is the retiring Rep. Marjorie ...

Yes, it’s time for us to revive the Monroe Doctrine

President Trump likes putting his name on things, so maybe it was inevitable he’d get his own corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. Truth be told, what the president’s just-released national security strategy sets out as a new proposition is really a restatement of the Lodge Corollary, named after Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge in 1912. That proviso prohibited any foreign power or interest from gaining “practical power of control” in the Western Hemisphere. Naming rights aside, the treatment of our hemisphere is a strong element of the strategy. The so-called Trump corollary aims ...