Below find a selection of recent and other favorite clips of Robert’s:
“Want to Know Donald Trump’s Standing in the GOP? Watch Kevin McCarthy.” The New Republic, November 21, 2022
“There’s No Happy Ending for the GOP and Donald Trump,” The New Republic, November 16, 2022
“Apparently, the Trump show must go one,” NBC News’ Think, November 16, 2022
“Republicans Give Up on the Free Market and Put Their Faith in Abusive Governance,” The New Republic, April 22, 2022
“Fred Upton’s Retirement Isn’t All Because of Trump. And Yet.” The New Republic, April 5, 2022
“Why Republicans want corporations to end all criticism of their war on voting rights,” NBC News’ Think, April 7, 2021
“The Seuss debate shows Republicans’ cancel culture war is a fight against the free market,” NBC News’ Think, March 3, 2021
“Trump’s impeachment trial shows why Presidents Day should only honor Washington,” NBC News’ Think, February 15, 2021
“Four Tips for Placing Your Op-Ed From a Top Opinions Editor,” Scott Circle Communications blog, January 6, 2021
“The Texas lawsuit shows Republicans went from fighting Democrats to fighting democracy,” NBC News’ Think, December 11, 2020
“Donald Trump’s speech Thursday showed if he can’t win, he’ll make sure all of America loses,” NBC News’ Think, November 6, 2020
“Trump wants another October surprise. His efforts to manufacture one are ham-handed,” NBC News’ Think, October 15, 2020
“Trump’s Covid performance makes you wonder if he believes his own lies — or just wants us to,” NBC News’ Think, October 6, 2020
“Trump’s ‘Axios on HBO’ interview proves how much he relies on marketing to counter reality,” NBC News’ Think, August 5, 2020
“Trump’s pivots on on the coronavirus are no longer just dizzying. Now they’re dangerous,” NBC News’ Think, March 24, 2020
“Trump’s Nero fiddling tweet is too close to the coronavirus reality for comfort,” NBC News’ Think, March 9, 2020
“Trump’s purging everyone he thinks is disloyal. He was never going to learn from impeachment,” NBC News’ Think, February 8, 2020
“Trump’s impeachment hinges on his war against Biden. That’s also, weirdly, his 2020 strategy,” NBC News’ Think, October 7, 2019
“Why did Trump fire John Bolton? The warmonger had become the adult in the room — and that’s scary.” NBC News’ Think, September 11, 2019
“Fatherhood is a balancing act full of nerves, joy, frustration and evolution. I love it,” NBC News’ Think, June 16, 2019
“Donald Trump has done less to destroy Democratic norms than Mitch McConnell.” NBC News’ Think, May 29, 2019
“Impeaching Trump won’t change our dysfunctional political system. But it’ll ensure his re-election,” NBC News’ Think, April 26, 2019
“Trump wants to kill Obamacare because it’s more popular than he is,” NBC News’ Think, March 29, 2019
“Trump’s emergency declaration to build the wall will cost Americans more than money,” NBC News’ Think, February 15, 2019
“Howard Schultz’s presidential bid is unnecessary. We already have a delusional rich guy in the White House,” NBC News’ Think, January 29, 2019
“Trump’s petty shutdown games show the ‘Art of the Deal’ author has no idea how to negotiate effectively,” NBC News’ Think, January 18, 2019
“Trump just learned that the presidency is nothing like the movies. It only took two years,” NBC News’ Think, January 9, 2019
“Trump’s 2019 dystopia can’t hold a candle to the ones in ‘Blade Runner’ or ‘The Running Man.’ So there’s hope,” NBC News’ Think, January 6, 2019
“Trump doesn’t care about governing or being re-elected. He only cares about being popular with his base.” NBC News’ Think, December 26, 2018
“Republican ideas would fail in the free market. Ignoring voters’ will won’t work forever.” USA Today, December 21, 2018
“Trump can’t hire the ‘very best people,’ because he’s the very worst president,‘ NBC News’ Think, December 10, 2018
“Trump giving Miriam Adelson the Medal of Freedom captures the transactional nature of his presidency,” NBC News’ Think, November 16, 2018
“Democratic control of the House means President ‘Art of the Deal’ Trump will have to learn to negotiate,” NBC News’ Think, November 7, 2018
“McConnell’s rush to confirm Brett Kavanaugh sets a new norm he should expect Democrats to exploit next time,” NBC News’ Think, September 28, 2018
“Banging on the Bully Pulpit: How presidents present themselves,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 24, 2018
“Trump’s North Korea withdrawal was so typically erratic and bombastic that it was totally predictable,” NBC News’ Think, May 24, 2018
“Trump ushered in so much 80s nostalgia that Oliver North and hating Iran are back with a vengeance,” NBC News’ Think, May 8, 2018
“The odds of Trump’s impeachment go down the more Democrats campaign for it,” NBC News’ Think, April 15, 2018
“Trump’s ‘blame Russia last’ perspective is damaging America and her allies,” NBC News’ Think, March 14, 2018
“Trump’s Carnival of Corruption,” U.S. News & World Report, March 6, 2018
“The Profiting of the President,” U.S. News & World Report, March 5, 2018
“A Government That Looks Like Trump,” U.S. News & World Report, March 2, 2018
“Follow Trump’s Money,” U.S. News & World Report, February 26, 2018
“Nail in the Coffin for Nunes Memo,” U.S. News & World Report, February 24, 2018
“Trump’s Gun Incoherence,” U.S. News & World Report, February 23, 2018
“When ‘Collusion’ Became ‘Conspiracy,’” U.S. News & World Report, February 16, 2018
“Budgeting as Performance Art,” U.S. News & World Report, February 16, 2018
“‘No Words,’ After School Shooting,” U.S. News & World Report, February 14, 2018
“‘The United States Is Under Attack,’” U.S. News & World Report, February 13, 2018
“Trump Only Believes the Worst People,” U.S. News & World Report, February 9, 2018
“The Russians Are Coming! (Again),” U.S. News & World Report, February 8, 2018
“Trump Lays a Trap for Himself,” U.S. News & World Report, January 10, 2018
“Remember When FBI Leaks Helped Trump?” U.S. News & World Report, January 9, 2018
“Shut Down the Shutdown Talk,” U.S. News & World Report, December 8, 2017
“No, the GOP Doesn’t Care About Deficits,” U.S. News & World Report, December 7, 2017
“Playing Politics With Impeachment,” U.S. News & World Report, October 12, 2017
“Don’t Rush to Impeach,” U.S. News & World Report, October 11, 2017
“Morning in America,” The Weekly Standard, August 16, 2004 (cowritten with Matthew Rees)
“NOTED WITH: Ambivalence,” The Washington Post, August 22, 1999
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