It’s difficult not to be amused at Graham Platner’s political trajectory, reminiscent though it is of the Challenger space shuttle. All the rabid progressives in the Democratic Party who saw him as their messiah, and castigated his critics for their attacks on him, now recant and revile him …

Ever feel like you’re speaking Chinese at a gathering of deaf and mute people? Eaton, wǒmen bìxū qiángyìng qǐlái. That’s Mandarin for “Eaton, we need to get tough” (as he pounds his right fist into his left hand).

Last month, the Supreme Court permitted Donald Trump to remove members of regulatory agencies and to curtail efforts of migrants to win asylum in the United States. In the last several days, the president has lectured NATO partners and described citizens of a longtime American ally as “hopel…