Maureen Dowd

Trump has a loyal, effusive mouthpiece in Anthony Scaramucci. At least for now.

If the president had a clue, he'd cut taxes for the poor and middle class. That would shore up his base and do some good for the economy.

Democrats cling to an idyllic version of a new progressive America where everyone tools around in electric cars, serenely uses gender-neutral bathrooms and happily searches the web for the best "Obamacare" options.

You know how you said at campaign rallies that you did not like being identified as a politician? Don’t worry. No one will ever mistake you for a politician.

Can this strange, symbiotic relationship be saved? Probably not.

I’m more worried about Trump’s presence in the White House than Melania’s absence.

Anita Hill lost her fight. The creepy guy who acted pervy toward her won. The issue of sexual harassment burst onto the national scene 25 years ago, exploding in the male dominion of Congress, in the shadow of that macho symbol, the Washington Monument. Such vulgarities and sexually explicit language had never been heard before in … Continue reading Trump rails against accusers, but he’s defined himself

My sister, Peggy, knew she wasn’t voting for Hillary, despite the fact that they both started as Goldwater girls. But could my favorite member of the “basket of deplorables,’’ as I like to call her, vote for Trump? She has been going back and forth on it for a year, vertiginous with the vicissitudes of … Continue reading Second debate shores up waffling Trump supporter

WASHINGTON — Let’s stop being so hard on Donald Trump. He has done us an enormous public service. After this down-and-dirty battle of the sexes, we will never look at gender in politics the same way. For centuries, women were seen as unfit to hold public office. Ambition, power and business were the province of men. … Continue reading If this election is about gender politics, Trump is the 13-year-old girl

WASHINGTON — Speaking of crazy … All these woebegone Republicans whining that they can’t rally behind their flawed candidate is crazy. The GOP angst, the gnashing and wailing and searching for last-minute substitutes and exit strategies, is getting old. They already have a 1-percenter who will be totally fine in the Oval Office, someone they … Continue reading GOP has its candidate – Hillary Clinton

PHILADELPHIA — It wasn’t easy for Barack Obama, a skinny newcomer to national politics with an exotic name and a scant resume, to overthrow the voracious Clinton machine. The 45-year-old had to turn himself into a dream catcher. He had to become an avatar of idealism and persuade Americans that he could take us to … Continue reading Obama once defeated Clinton; now he enables her

Columnist Maureen Dowd casts a cold Irish eye on "Downton Abbey."

Columnist Maureen Dowd contemplates what's coming soon: A sky full of delivery drones.

Columnist Maureen Dowd argues that the tragedy of Iraq clouds our judgement on Syria.