Trump's juvenilia stands in stark contrast to Obama's measured words. — Richard Cohen Contrast Copy Share Image
Trump's overriding accomplishment is plain: The Republican Party can no longer be shamed. — Richard Cohen Accomplishment Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton looms over the Democratic Party like Evita from her balcony. — Richard Cohen Balcony Copy Share Image
The concept of cultural appropriation is nothing less than an intellectual fence: Keep out. — Richard Cohen Appropriation Copy Share Image
I am glad to see the Confederate battle flag gone from a place of honor at the South Carolina state capitol. — Richard Cohen Battle Copy Share Image
I have written about cultural dislocation, and I understand the corrosive effect of diminished expectations. — Richard Cohen About Copy Share Image
Large government is inevitably inefficient, but so, too, is large private enterprise. — Richard Cohen Business Copy Share Image
Most men, I think, wonder about their courage. How would they act in combat? Under torture? — Richard Cohen Courage Copy Share Image
To anyone other than an adamant social conservative, Pence is shockingly unreasonable. But he is also shockingly hypocritical. — Richard Cohen Conservative Copy Share Image
It's all right with me if Roman Polanski is freed by the Swiss authorities who have detained him at the request of… — Richard Cohen Chance Copy Share Image
Trump critics such as myself have been accused of living in a bubble. On the contrary, it is Trump's supporters in the… — Richard Cohen Bubble Copy Share Image
What if Hillary Clinton were a man? What if she were a 68-year-old man rather than a 68-year-old woman? Would we think… — Richard Cohen Hillary Copy Share Image
Being an American is life-threatening. For various reasons, men and women here don't live as long as men and women in about… — Richard Cohen American Copy Share Image
I reveled in political science and history of all kinds, and I felt for a long time that I had discovered all… — Richard Cohen Freudian Copy Share Image
The ultimate question is whether the name Donald Trump will be attached to an era - whether he will so change America… — Richard Cohen America Copy Share Image
Private enterprise cannot rebuild the nation's infrastructure or keep our research institutions vibrant. Government must do what only it can do. — Richard Cohen Business Copy Share Image
The fact is that the United States does not need Israel. Our special relationship was not forged, as it was with Great… — Richard Cohen Culture Copy Share Image
“He [Edward Snowden] has been careful with his info, doling it out to responsible news organizations — The Post, the New York… — Richard Cohen Edward Copy Share Image
Maybe the best example of the unmuscled hero is Humphrey Bogart in 'Casablanca.' Bogart was 15 years older than Ingrid Bergman, and… — Richard Cohen Age Copy Share Image
It has become commonplace to call Trump a reality TV star. That is said as an aspersion, the way Ronald Reagan was… — Richard Cohen Acting Copy Share Image
Let me tell you, seven days without Wolf Blitzer is heaven. A week outside 'The Situation Room' is downright calming. No 'breaking… — Richard Cohen Breaking news Copy Share Image
Since the end of World War II, American leadership has been essential to maintain world peace. Whether we liked it or not,… — Richard Cohen America Copy Share Image
Trump was always a poster boy of the selfish, egomaniacal, ignorant, bragging, cruel rich kid, whose mirror was the sleazy pages of… — Richard Cohen Bad Copy Share Image
I value my education, but I cannot put a value on it. I know it has been worth some money to me… — Richard Cohen Business Copy Share Image
With a sinking feeling, I have come to a horrible conclusion: I am addicted to Donald Trump. — Richard Cohen Addicted Copy Share Image
Pence is not a man to look a gift horse in the mouth. He's got his eye on 2020. — Richard Cohen Eye Copy Share Image
In power politics, it's usually not enough to be liked. A nation has to be considered essential. — Richard Cohen Enough Copy Share Image
I am not a German bitter-ender. I am, though, a German never-forgetter. — Richard Cohen Am Copy Share Image
Leaving aside handguns and hunting weapons, what's the justification for possessing an AR-15-style weapon? — Richard Cohen Hunting Copy Share Image
I long ago tired of politicians who never say anything, adhere to their talking points, and avoid all controversy. — Richard Cohen Long Copy Share Image
Much worse than the unavoidable inefficiencies of large government is the failure to fund the government we need. — Richard Cohen Failure Copy Share Image
I have come to the conclusion that Ben Carson is a bit nuts. I say that not because I disagree with him… — Richard Cohen Ben carson Copy Share Image
Trump is a dust storm of lies and diversions with the bellows of a bully and the greasy ethics of a street-corner… — Richard Cohen Dust Copy Share Image
We grow up to respect the gray. Black or white, one or the other, is childish. It represents the worldview of someone… — Richard Cohen Black or white Copy Share Image
How is it possible to defame Trump? When Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the president a 'moron,' was that defamatory or… — Richard Cohen Defame Copy Share Image
We need a national service that throws us all together, the urban with the rural, the Fox News types with the MSNBC… — Richard Cohen America Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think that Rush Limbaugh is the dumbest man in America. This happens whenever I take him at face value and… — Richard Cohen America Copy Share Image
I met Clinton during her husband's first campaign for the White House. It was 1992, New Hampshire, and both Clintons had stopped… — Richard Cohen Campaign Copy Share Image
Churchill had a marvelous way with words, and greatness accompanied him like a shadow, but in certain ways, he was a 19th-century… — Richard Cohen Churchill Copy Share Image
In my several visits to Germany, I have written in admiration of that country's strenuous efforts to face its past and make… — Richard Cohen Admiration Copy Share Image