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Margaret Carlson is a columnist for the Daily Beast. She was formerly the first woman columnist at Time magazine, a columnist at Bloomberg View, a weekly panelist on CNN’s “Capital Gang” and managing editor at the New Republic.
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Republicans Are Clueless About Living in a Glass House
ROCKS, EVERYWHEREConservatives keep accusing their opponents of doing things that many of their own stars have already been accused (and sometimes convicted) of doing.

Sarah Palin Is Ridiculous, and Could Get Elected to Congress
I CAN SEE D.C. FROM MY HOUSEThe former Alaska governor has been a comic spectacle since she last ran for office in 2008, but she could end up replacing the late Rep. Don Young.

The West Can Beat Putin by Squeezing His Oligarchs
LEAVE NO YACHT UNTURNEDSanctions that strip Russia’s kleptocrats of their wealth and status could spark a rebellion against Putin.

Trump Hates Losers But Is Endorsing Lots For The Midterms
ODD SQUADDonald Trump loves a winner but his favored candidates for the 2022 midterms are far from being champions.

Republicans Only Go After Republicans Who Stand Up to Trump
GRAND OLD INSURRECTION PARTYNikki Haley said she’s “not a fan of Republicans going against Republicans.” That must be news to the GOP members who dared to stand against Trump’s attempt to steal an election.

Congress Can’t Bring Sanity to Gun Laws. Here’s Who Can.
TAKING ACTIONGuns are more dangerous than cars. That’s why it’s time to require insurance for firearms.

Would Trump Throw His Kids Under the Bus to Save Himself?
TEFLON TRUMP NO MORE?The Supreme Court, the Jan. 6 committee, New York’s attorney general, and a raft of lawsuits must have Trump feeling like the walls are closing in.

Rand Paul Shivs Fauci Again as Dems Deliver Dumb Speeches
DON’T MOVE ONRepublicans at least know how to do propaganda. Democrats don’t seem capable of more than reading blindly and blandly from prepared remarks

The Loophole That Trump Tried to Use in 2020 Is Still There
TIME BOMBAnd no one seems to be in much of a rush to try to fix it.

Manchin and Biden Aren’t Done With Each Other Yet
TALE OF TWO JOESThe senator is blaming the president’s staff and the staff is blaming him, but, significantly, the two men are still talking directly to each other.
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