It’s becoming the lowest of pejoratives. For the Left, if you compare the way conservative politicians are treated to progressive ones, you’re rationalizing. You’re making excuses. If you use your ...

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Whataboutism got a lot of attention during the past few elections. It’s the tendency for someone to deflect the question about one thing with a counter about something else. Ask a politician about a ...

Before we can adequately respond to the frontal assault Donald Trump has launched on our way of life, we need to grapple with whataboutism. It is destroying our capacity to make rational judgments.

Whataboutism is an argumentative tactic where a person or group responds to an accusation or difficult question by deflection. Instead of addressing the point made, they counter it with “but what ...

MILWAUKEE — Let’s stipulate — anyone who claims to know where the presidential race is heading is merely guessing. The whiplash the American electorate has experienced in this campaign is ...

Mona Charen is policy editor of The Bulwark and host of the "Beg to Differ" podcast. Her new book, "Hard Right: The GOP's Drift Toward Extremism," is available now. Before we can adequately respond to ...

Politico reported Tuesday on a series of vile messages shared by prominent members of Young Republican groups that included racist, antisemitic and violent comments and praise of Adolf Hitler. And in ...

Kevin McCarthy was back with a case of “whataboutism” during his visit to Clovis on Thursday. The Republican House speaker from Bakersfield, whose 20th District now includes Clovis, showed that ...

I admire Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) for placing his wife’s healthcare above his own political career and pray for his well-being and that of his wife and family. I must admit, however, when I review ...

Hunter Biden is constantly being discussed in conservative circles. Whether it be allegations of corruption, stories of far-from-mysterious cocaine in the White House, or children no one wants to ...

Good morning. I’m Paul Thornton, and it is Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Let’s look back at the week in Opinion. After a week in which hundreds of civilian Israelis were massacred for the crime of existing ...