How Democrats Can Take It to the Republicans When it comes to messaging and attack ads, Republicans dominate Democrats. The GOP is better at messaging (see the Willy Horton ads attacking Michael Dukakis). And Republicans benefit from a structural advantage. They don’t believe government should do anything, so they offer…

How Democrats Can Take It to the Republicans By Stan Crock When it comes to messaging and attack ads, Republicans dominate Democrats. The GOP is better at messaging (see the Willy Horton ads attacking Michael Dukakis). And Republicans benefit from a structural advantage. They don’t believe government should do anything…

This is a list created by a Trump supporter of Trump economic “achievements.” A good childhood friend who doesn’t like Trump the person but supports him politically sent it to me. My friend does not vouch for these claims. I’m glad because he shouldn’t. He didn’t send me the list…

If Senate Democrats can get their Republican counterparts to agree to a Bolton-for-Biden-testimony deal, the Dems should jump at the chance. It no doubt would not be limited to former National Security Adviser John Bolton and former Vice President Joe Biden. …

Why Barr Was Wrong I thought BuzzFeed’s explosive story on Pinocchio-in-Chief and Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony made obsolete a piece I was preparing on how Attorney General-designate William Barr’s letter to the Justice Department about obstruction of justice was wrong. After all, Barr testified that directing someone to lie to…

By STAN CROCK Writing from Washington, D.C. [N.B. This was posted on beststory.ca on February 21, 2017, nearly two years ago, but remains relevant.] Editor’s Note: Stan Crock is a distinguished American journalist with a law degree whom we are pleased to welcome as a contributor to BestStory.ca. …

(This story first appeared at beststory.ca. It was written before President Trump announced the Syria pullout, the resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis, and the government shutdown.) Analysis by STAN CROCK Writing from Washington, D.C. Editor’s Note: Stan Crock is a distinguished American journalist with a degree from Columbia Law School and a finely-honed bullshit detector. He takes former Canadian media baron Conrad Black to task for his positive comments about the track record of President Donald…