Charles Hurt
Columns by Charles Hurt
Yes, family-friendly Virginia, there is a ‘pee tape,’ courtesy of Susanna Gibson
Democrats have finally found the "pee tape" they've been promising. Published September 14, 2023
Bedtime in America: John Wayne is dead and President Biden falls asleep
President Biden flew around the world this past week while he pretended to be John Wayne, told China to invade Taiwan, took five questions from the press, insulted our ally Vietnam, wandered offstage again, skipped 9/11 ceremonies back home and announced he was going to bed. Published September 11, 2023
Biden beats another hasty retreat, saves life of great warrior from his COVID-19 breath
Is there a doctor in the house? The first lady has COVID-19! Published September 7, 2023
Trump vs. ‘American Carnage’
For as long as anyone can remember, politics in America has been a game of charades. Published August 31, 2023
Trump exposes Democrats’ big race lie
Live by the race sword, die by the race sword. Published August 28, 2023
It’s 2016 all over again: Nonpolitician Ramaswamy wins Wednesday’s GOP debate
Why are politicians the slowest learners? It was the one guy who is new to politics and who had never set foot on a debate stage -- never run for anything before -- who won the debate. Published August 24, 2023
DeSantis needs to learn how to connect with Republican voters
On the spectrum of things that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is good at, politics apparently is not one of them. Published August 20, 2023
Democrats’ Ponzi scheme: In Fulton County courthouse, things go bump in the night
Serious question: Do the people in Fulton County, Georgia, run their elections the way they run their courthouse? Published August 17, 2023
Beach bumming in ‘Bidenomics’: Will Hawaii wildfires become president’s Katrina moment?
You might be tempted to dismiss President Biden's latest press mishap as just another desperation story in the dog days of summer. But the story is actually a perfect encapsulation of his presidency. Published August 14, 2023
Trump is the greatest defender of the Constitution alive today
Former President Donald Trump's entire political career can be boiled down to a four-month period in 2018. Published August 10, 2023
More cowbell: DeSantis loses ‘Jeb!’ wing of Republican Party
Uh-oh. Now comes the "Let Ron be Ron" phase of the Incredible Sinking Ron DeSantis campaign. Published August 7, 2023
Special counsel Jack Smith outlaws free speech, elections and democracy
It is now against the law for a politician to tell a lie, according to the Department of Justice's highly enthusiastic prosecutor Jack Smith. Published August 3, 2023
Media protects Biden men and their ‘foibles’
Late on a Friday afternoon, on the eve of a 10-day vacation at the beach, President Biden finally acknowledged his granddaughter that he and his wife have feverishly erased for the first four years of the child's life. Published July 31, 2023
Lethargy versus tyranny: Vivek Ramaswamy calls for a revolution
As grievously dismayed as Thomas Jefferson would be over the state of tyranny in our country today, he would also cheer the arrival of pharmaceutical executive Vivek Ramaswamy on the political battlefield. Published July 24, 2023
Democrats vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
In this strange political moment in America, few things are stranger than realizing that the Democratic Party's version of Donald Trump is named Kennedy. Published July 20, 2023
Ron DeShrinking blames struggling campaign on pity for the Don
Ron DeSanctimonious is now playing the DeSympathy Card. He claims the reason Donald Trump is leading him by 30 points in early polls is that people feel bad for the former president over all the political indictments against him. Published July 17, 2023
Is incredible shrinking candidate Ron DeSantis the Kamala Harris of 2024?
In 2019, when then-Sen. Kamala Harris announced her campaign for president, she was immediately crowned "the one to beat" by all the political experts in Washington. Published July 13, 2023
Professor Plum in the White House Library with the crack pipe
Introducing our newest version of the popular board game -- Clue: White House Cocaine Edition! Brought to you by Hasbro. Published July 9, 2023
Christie, DeSantis, Trump celebrate Fourth of July with a ‘food fight’
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the two leading contenders for the Republican nomination are acting like teenagers. Published July 3, 2023
Trump at his best when challenged
When it comes to interviews with the political press, Donald Trump basically has three gears. Published June 22, 2023