Trump cannot change because in his mind, he has ALWAYS been rewarded for his boorish, stupid, arrogant behavior.

Peggy Noonan is not as good a columnist as my colleague Kathleen Parker, in my opinion, but they share something related to their Pulitzers. Kathleen won in in 2010. They won it for a similar reason. They broke from their crowd, and sprinted away. They delivered the politically unexpected take, at some peril to their readership.

International politics is not my strong suit. The older I get the less certain I am that I even HAVE a strong suit.

Shakespeare was such a splendid vulgarian.

Knowing the identity of the leaker helps you analyze the likelihood that the material is real.

I feel like no matter what happens in my career endeavors after today, going to grad school is one of the best decisions I've ever made.

I think there are a good many Donald Trump voters who are sick of government as it is practiced in America and genuinely want to blow up the system and see what happens. They are stupid - or at least unwise - but not necessarily racist.