They perceive government not as serving the people but as a vehicle for leaders to serve themselves.
Hillary Clinton
Another View: Liberal academia incapable of understanding Trump
Isolated thinkers like Gina Barreca are condescending to people who don’t buy their outdated ideas.
Garrison Keillor: Smoke has cleared, and battered Americans are still standing
Our president-elect will now spend his days mired in politics, while the rest of us get on with our lives.
M.D. Harmon: The Electoral College isn’t going anywhere – nor should it
The Founders created it so a successful candidate would have to raise broad support over the entire nation.
Hillary Clinton urges backers to ‘never, ever give up’
In her remarks, she never mentions the president-elect by name and makes only an oblique reference to the controversial policies that fueled his rise to the White House.
Dana Milbank: Whether he admits it or not, Trump is making America hate again
The president-elect has an obligation to distance his fledgling White House from the alt-right.
Our View: Ranked-choice voting fuels hope for the future
Maine’s new law could put an end to the kind of campaigning we saw in 2016.
Cynthia Dill: Wishing the best of luck to President-elect Trump
During the campaign, he identified the demand and supplied it.
Alan Caron: Celebrate the system, if not the result
A peaceful transfer of power is underway.
Commentary: Here’s the reason why Hillary Clinton lost the election
It’s my fault for flaunting my excitement at the idea of a capable woman leading our country.