If we want a country that works again, we all need to contribute however we can. My contribution is to write.

Both Democrats and Republicans have been defined as a function of Trump: one for, the other against. Neither represents a governing philosophy for the future.

Every minute spent talking about the Reflecting Pool is a minute not talking about policy.

And it is the question all Americans should be asking about the defense budget.

How do we process the daily attacks on our democratic institutions without becoming either numb, hysterical, or just depressed?

More government spending on social programs won't work. A pro-growth strategy for housing, healthcare, and food will.

Nor is he Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, or Pete Hegseth. The question is: Can the Democrats tell the difference?

Powell has been a failure. But not for the reasons Trump gives, and not for the reasons most Americans have been told.