Bloomberg Opinion • 1st April 2024

Trump’s Big Lie Only Hurt Him. There’s Data to Prove It.

Donald Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party and lies about fraud have killed the mail-in voting advantage GOP leaders spent two decades building. It’s either ineptitude, or part of a very devious plan.

Bloomberg Opinion • 23rd March 2024

NCAA Needs to Get Off the Bench in DEI Fight

There’s something ironic about Alabama passing its DEI ban in March because it might actually hurt the state in an area that unites Alabamans more than anything else: college sports.

Bloomberg • 17th March 2024

Going It Alone Isn't a Covid Strategy. Just Ask Florida

As we mark the fourth anniversary of the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s past time the federal government require uniform public health data and transparency standards at the state level — both to reestablish public trust and to avoid the dangerous spread of misinformation during the next deadly outbreak. One of the enduring lessons of the pandemic is that politics reigned over public health and no state better demonstrates that than Florida.

Bloomberg Opinion • 14th March 2024

MAGA Is Taking Over North Carolina — Unless Businesses Stop It

After Super Tuesday swept in a slate of MAGA Republican nominees for governor and Cabinet posts, North Carolina businesses sent out a warning. Remember the "bathroom bill?" MAGA may be bad for business.

Bloomberg Opinion • 6th March 2024

Voters Must Finish What Nikki Haley Started

Nikki Haley demonstrated skill and tenacity in her campaign against Donald Trump, but she lacked courage. She failed to widen her reach by giving voters the strongest reasons to defeat the former president – his dismantling of our Constitution and march toward dictatorship.

Bloomberg Opinion • 5th March 2024

Georgia's Kemp Defied Trump in 2020. Will He Do It Again?

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has criticized Donald Trump’s electability, defended the state against election lies, and “lived to tell the tale.” It's a model worth replicating by principled conservatives trying to fend off the MAGA takeover of the Republican Party.

Bloomberg Opinion • 25th February 2024

Haley Still Has an Important Role to Play

Haley should stay in the race as long as she can to accumulate delegates, then use them as leverage to become leader of the anti-Trump faction and exert some influence over the party and Trump’s sycophants.

Bloomberg Opinion • 22nd February 2024

Trump’s Most Successful Deal? Selling Tribalism

Trump uses his ability to inflame tribal fears to undermine efforts to hold him accountable. It has been enormously effective for Trump, but painfully damaging to American institutions.

Bloomberg Opinion • 18th February 2024

Trump’s South Carolina Problem: Suburban Women

Republicans — and Trump in particular — continue to have a woman problem, which provides an opening for Nikki Haley if she’s able to capitalize on it and build some momentum. That’s what I learned talking to dozens of suburban Republican women in South Carolina — from Charleston to Greenville — nearly all of whom supported Trump in the past, but are now backing Haley.

Bloomberg Opinion • 1st February 2024

The Border Crisis Is Everyone’s Problem. It’s Time to Compromise.

This is not President Joe Biden’s problem alone, nor was it solely Trump’s problem when he was in office. This is America’s problem and it’s Congress’ responsibility to fix it. Oklahoma Republican Senator James Lankford should be modeled, not punished for being willing to negotiate.

Bloomberg Opinion • 24th January 2024

It’s 2024 and Trump Is Still Losing on Obamacare

Even Republican governors who spent years resisting the health insurance program now see it as a way to help rural areas.

Bloomberg Opinion • 22nd January 2024

DeSantis’ Flameout Should Surprise No One

The candidate who named his super PAC “Never Back Down” spent the last seven months doing just that.

Bloomberg Opinion • 17th January 2024

Haley’s Post-Iowa Push Will Be Too Little, Too Late

Her criticism of former President Donald Trump and vision outlined in her post-caucus speech should have started months ago.

Bloomberg Opinion • 17th January 2024

Free Speech on Campus Gets Snagged in Doublespeak

Silencing objectionable views is no way to restore confidence in American universities.

Bloomberg Opinion • 6th January 2024

A Jan. 6 Reckoning Matters Even if Outrage Has Waned

On this third anniversary of the Jan. 6 riots, there is hope. Those who planned and incited the riots and other crimes that arose from the 2020 election are being held accountable. But an alarming whitewash continues.

Bloomberg Opinion • 4th January 2024

DeSantis Is Flaming Out and Blaming Trump

The Florida governor claims the government’s indictment of the former president “distorted” the primary. Dream on.

Bloomberg Opinion • 17th December 2023

Moms for Liberty Flunks Its Own Morality Test

The conservative education movement’s co-founder doesn’t follow the “traditional” values the organization wants to force on America.

Bloomberg Opinion • 8th December 2023

It’s Time for Nikki Haley to Take Off the Gloves

She’s known for using southern charm and a genteel “shame-on-you scold” to fight critics. She needs to start throwing punches.

Bloomberg Opinion • 1st December 2023

DeSantis’ Florida Record Fails the White House Test

The governor’s heralded achievements were built on the soft sand of a compliant Republican legislature in a gerrymandered state, masking his significant political flaws.

Bloomberg Opinion • 19th November 2023

Who Speaks for the Centrist Voter?

Governments have become increasingly incapable of representing the values of those in the middle.