by Bartholomew St. James | Jul 19, 2023 | 2024 Campaign, Politics
He has easily the best take on the current election I agree with Matt Lewis of the Daily Beast when he credits Chris Christie with having the best take on the current political moment – simply because he realizes it’s a decision between “Trump or not Trump,” and is...
by Bartholomew St. James | Sep 5, 2023 | Politics
by Bartholomew St. James | Nov 10, 2020 | 2020 Post-Election, Politics
A strange kind of victory We saw a lot of celebrating on Saturday after the declaration of Biden’s win. But as I watched those celebrations, it occurred to me that a strange kind of victory was being cheered. Because those celebrations seemed strangely incongruous,...
by Bartholomew St. James | Dec 11, 2020 | 2020 Post-Election, Politics
Part 1 – O Ye, of Little Faith Donald Trump is not going to just go away. Of that we can be sure. Which means we are not yet off the hook, and are going to have to continue to find ways of getting to the bottom of the Trump phenomenon. And counterintuitive as it may...
by Bartholomew St. James | Oct 14, 2020 | 2020 Campaign, Politics
Three things I learned while writing a novel about Trump and his politics (Part 1 of 3) It started out as a bit of wishful thinking, and a thought experiment of sorts: What would happen if a political comedian challenged Trump in the presidential race – and did it for...
