A sizable number of angry and frustrated Republican voters are apparently willing to burn down their political house and appoint Donald Trump the new architect, with only the vaguest idea of what the new structure would look like. Once past the supreme self-confidence, the Olympian certainty and much bluster, Trump’s policies are like pieces of […]

I take issue with M.D. Harmon’s analysis of Bernie Sanders’ political philosophy (“Bernie Sanders preys on those who are ignorant of history,” Feb. 26). First, I believe that Mr. Harmon’s presentation of countries that are socialist versus “socialistic” to be a distinction without a difference. All governments (including that of the U.S.) have some sectors […]

Newspaper endorsements are the publisher’s prerogative, but their singular prominence carries a responsibility to be accurate and just. Justice requires addressing major concerns. This paper’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton as Democratic presidential nominee (Our View, March 1) is accurate – and just in focusing on the problematic success of Bernie Sanders’ “political revolution” in a […]

Enough of the “Bernie Sanders equals Franklin D. Roosevelt” comparisons already. Sanders is no FDR. FDR ran on a balanced-budget platform, and his first big anti-Depression measure, the National Recovery Administration, was corporatist in nature (like Mussolini’s Italy). FDR’s genius was to combine the inspirational qualities of Sanders with the political skills of Bill and […]