Commentary by Ted Rall

Why is Trump So Hated? It's The Tribalism by Ted Rall

This one is in post-9/11 cadence: why do liberals hate Trump so much?

Five Things Democrats Could Do To Save Their Party (But Probably Won't) By Ted Rall

Coupla weeks ago, I speculated that we may soon witness the end of the Democratic Party as we know it. I was kind. I didn't mention the fact that the party is all out of national leaders. I mean, can you name a likely, viable Democratic candidate for president in 2020? Can you name three?

The Splitting Up Of The Democratic Party by Ted Rall

Before the election, some pundits were predicting that a Trump defeat would cause the Republican Party to split into at least two discrete new parties -- one representing the old GOP's business establishment, the other for the populist firebrands of the Tea Party. As the fight over gutting Obamacare reveals, those factions are in an uncomfortable marriage. But a full-fledged rupture doesn't appear imminent.

Should I Stay or Should I Go? By Ted Rall

The Clash asked once, and now I am too: Should I stay or should I go?   

The Case for Left Nationalism By Ted Rall

Make America Great Again. Trump's campaign slogan was a direct appeal to nationalism. As a son of the Rust Belt city of Dayton, Ohio, I wasn't surprised to see that it worked.

The Women's March was a Dismal Failure and a Hopeful Sign By Ted Rall

On Saturday, January 21, three times as many people attended a demonstration against Trump as showed up the day before for his inauguration. Solidarity marches across the nation drew hundreds of thousands, perhaps more.       

Please Stop the Fear and Loathing of 2017 By Ted Rall

I admit it: it's hard to find empathy for the liberal Democrats who supported Hillary Clinton and are now shocked, shocked, shocked that that horrible man Donald Trump is about to become president. We lefties kept saying that Bernie would have beaten Trump; now that we've been proven right it's only natural to want to keep rubbing the Hillarites' faces in their abject wrongness.

Why Democrats Will Not Lift a Finger to Fight Trump By Ted Rall

"There's no savior out there." That's a line from "Lord's Prayer," a song written by TV Smith for the Lords of the Church, a band that trafficked in 1980s melodic punk. Here's some more: 

Russia Hacking: Where's the Evidence? by Ted Rall

At the smallest, worst newspaper in the world -- even at a high school paper -- no sane editor would publish a story that wasn't backed by solid evidence. As the 20th century print journalism cliche goes, if your mother says she loves you, check it out. So why are the nation's most prestigious multi-Pulitzer-winning newsgathering organizations repeatedly claiming that hackers working for the Russian government stole emails belonging to the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign manager John Podesta, and gave them to WikiLeaks?

The Democratic Party's Last Chance By Ted Rall

Democrats need to stop grasping at straws.

Shocked by Trump's win and dismayed at his half billionaire, half military junta cabinet, liberals are thrashing about in the stinking waters of dying American democracy, hoping against hope for something -- anything -- to stop Trump from becoming president.

Thanks to Trump, No More Ameri-Splaining By Ted Rall

"A shining city on a hill," Ronald Reagan called America (by way of the Puritan authoritarian John Winthrop). "We are great because we are good," Hillary Clinton said during the campaign (via Tocqueville). Michelle Obama, earlier this year: "This right now is the greatest country on Earth."

Clinton Lost. Should We Care? by Ted Rall

If Jill Stein and die-hard Democrats get their way, recounts in three key states will take the presidency away from Donald Trump and hand it to Hillary Clinton. While this effort is probably doomed to failure, the attempted do-over prompts a question: what exactly are we losing with this mother of all paths not taken, a Hillary Clinton administration?

No, Everything is Really Not Going to Be All Right By Ted Rall

After president-elect Donald Trump's 10-15 minute scheduled get-to-know-you with president Barack Obama ran an hour and a half, too many of my friends who ought to know better contacted me with some variant of "maybe everything really is going to be OK after all."  

Win or Lose, Hillary is Finished By Ted Rall

Hillary Clinton, they say, is the most qualified person ever to have run for the presidency. They are, of course, mistaken. But one week away from an election that, for once, really may prove to be the most important of our lives, what boggles the mind of those of us who are paying attention is just how terrible a candidate Hillary Clinton has proven to be.

Hey Lefties: Hillary is Not Your Friend By Ted Rall

If you lean left, the only presidential candidate who shares your values is Dr. Jill Stein. But she can't win. The two major parties have left -- sorry for the pun -- you and your concerns high and dry.       

The Four Things Hillary Could do to Close the Deal Against Trump By Ted Rall

She's ahead in the polls by roughly three to four points. Given her opposition, however, Hillary Clinton ought be doing a lot better than that.

Consider Clinton's structural advantages over Donald Trump.

Trump's Guerilla Politics are Here to Stay By Ted Rall

Donald Trump is a cat with 12 or 13 lives.

Seven Reasons I Won't Vote for Hillary Clinton By Ted Rall

To my many friends and readers who plan to vote for Hillary Clinton: please stop bullying me.

Trump Won By Ted Rall

 He won this week.

It's Political Malpractice, Stupid By Ted Rall

Hillary Clinton supporters are freaking out. And rightfully so! Eight weeks from Election Day, she and Trump are basically neck and neck. And that's before the three presidential debates, which I not only expect him to win, but can't imagine a scenario in which she does not lose.