Bloomberg Opinion • 23rd July 2024

Of Course Kamala Harris Should Be on the Ballot

Republican legal efforts to keep the Democratic presidential candidate’s name off the ballot are absurd and hypocritical.

Bloomberg Opinion • 21st July 2024

MAGA Loves Immigrants — as Long as They’re the ‘Good’ Kind

At the Republican National Convention, the party demonstrated its desire to take us back to a time before America became a melting pot.

Bloomberg Opinion • 12th July 2024

What to Expect at the Republican Coronation

The US isn't a monarchy, but the GOP nomination of former President Donald Trump next week will be as close to crowning a king as we’ve seen.

Bloomberg Opinion • 16th June 2024

Guess Who’s Footing the Bill for Faith-Based Schools?

James Madison warned us about what’s happening with vouchers and Christian-run schools. We should listen - and start erecting the guardrails.

Bloomberg Opinion • 9th June 2024

Meet the MAGA Candidate in Sheep's Clothing Running for Governor

The North Carolina Republican Mark Robinson has cleaned up his public act, but behind closed doors he spews the same hateful rhetoric he has long trafficked in.

Bloomberg Opinion • 30th May 2024

Marco Rubio Sold Out for a Chance to Be Trump’s VP

As Marco Rubio as he emerges as a front-runner to be Trump’s vice presidential pick, there are two things to take from these comments: Rubio is good at delivering platitudes, and he will say whatever it takes to get the job.

Bloomberg Opinion • 29th May 2024

Vets Want What Trump Refuses to Promise: a Nonviolent Election

As hundreds of North Carolina Republicans gathered over the Memorial Day weekend to elect delegates to the party’s national convention in July, a coalition of military veterans showed up and asked party leaders for a simple pledge: renounce violence this election. North Carolina GOP leaders instead had the group swiftly escorted out of the meeting at the Greensboro convention center, saying they had no right to be there.

Bloomberg Opinion • 25th April 2024

Tennessee Republicans Want to Turn Teachers into Gunslingers

Republican legislators in Tennessee have decided that the best way to protect the state’s children from school shooters is to arm their teachers. Yes, this is the same state where, just over a year ago, three students and three staff were gunned down by a former student armed with multiple weapons.

Bloomberg Opinion • 18th April 2024

Master Manipulator Mitch McConnell Isn't Done Pulling Strings

The senator has made sure Kentucky’s Democratic governor won’t have a role in naming his replacement.

Bloomberg Opinion • 5th April 2024

What’s Happening in Tennessee Isn’t Funny

Lawmakers focus on imaginary foes like vaccine-carrying lettuce while residents beg for sensible gun laws.

Bloomberg Opinion • 3rd April 2024

Florida Can Send an Abortion Message: The GOP Is Out of Touch

The state Supreme Court’s decision was wrong but a ballot initiative offers a powerful fix.

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 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.