Senator John McCain

Eulogizing Brave Father, Meghan McCain Whips Wimpy Trump

Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 8:19 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Meghan McCain’s eulogy of her father evoked the kind of approving gasps not heard since the Earl of Spencer eulogized his sister, Princess Diana. She delivered a sustained assault on the petty politics of division and derision, which Senator McCain detested to his core but President Trump practices more and more. And she delivered it… Read more.

John McCain, War Hero, Political Maverick … Never Trumper, Is Dead

Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 2:37 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Remarkably, as I write this, I am watching the breaking news that Neil Simon, the award-winning playwright of such hits as The Odd Couple, just died. He was 91. But his death makes the following clarification all the more relevant: A surprising number of readers have inquired why I did not publish commentaries on one… Read more.