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The Fallacy Of Mending Broken Eggs

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 JCO

The old America is gone. The Democrats’ job is not to try to fix it, but to create a new one. Continue reading The Fallacy Of Mending Broken Eggs

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Corporate Personhood: The Ruling That Wasn’t

June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 rcb30

Fourteenth Amendment protection for corporations was (very) intentionally not part of this 1886 SCOTUS decision. So how did one Chief Justice and a court employee let things get so off the rails? Continue reading Corporate Personhood: The Ruling That Wasn’t

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Consequences

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Consequences

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Memorial Day: Who I Remember

May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Memorial Day, 2026. Continue reading Memorial Day: Who I Remember

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Patches

May 23, 2026May 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Patches

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Saturday Odds & Sods: True Blue

May 16, 2026May 15, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: True Blue

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Breakdown

May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Breakdown

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Ballroom Blitz

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

After the nerd prom was interrupted by gunfire, Trump bragged about his place in history and his fakakata ballroom. Continue reading Ballroom Blitz

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MAGA’S Magical Thinking

April 23, 2026April 23, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

You say psychotic state; I say magical thinking. Let’s call the whole thing off. Continue reading MAGA’S Magical Thinking

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Hungary’s Now Or Never Election

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

What Americans can learn from the Hungarian election in which Democracy defeated fascism.

Continue reading Hungary’s Now Or Never Election

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Saturday Odds & Sods: World Where You Live

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: World Where You Live

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The Madman Theory

April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Is there method to Trump’s madness? No, he’s just crazy and stupid.

Continue reading The Madman Theory

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Quote Of The Day: Fullbright On Dissent

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Fullbright On Dissent

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Jeepers Creepers

April 4, 2026April 3, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Jeepers Creepers

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A Tacit Tehran TACO?

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Trump’s Iran War speech lays an egg as does his Solicitor General at SCOTUS. Continue reading A Tacit Tehran TACO?

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Dumb McNamara’s Vice Signaling

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Defense secretary is at war with the truth. Continue reading Dumb McNamara’s Vice Signaling

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Military Madness

March 28, 2026March 27, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Military Madness

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Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Backfire

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Taking jabs at the Insult Comedian’s loose lips, Pete Hegseth’s vanity, Joe Kent’s bigotry, and Markwayne Mullin’s mendacity.
Continue reading Shecky’s Quick Hitters: Backfire

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Quote Of The Day: Anne Applebaum On Trump

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Everything Trump touches turns to shit. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Anne Applebaum On Trump

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The Sunday Dozen: The Worst Best Picture Oscars

March 15, 2026March 15, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Dedicated to the late great Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: The Worst Best Picture Oscars

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Palling Around With Seditionists: When Marco Met Enrique

March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

T is for Tarrio, Traitor, and Trump. Continue reading Palling Around With Seditionists: When Marco Met Enrique

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Epic Fury, Epic Flashback

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Of victory disease, hubris, 16th Century battles, decapitation, and bad trips. Let’s call the whole thing off. Continue reading Epic Fury, Epic Flashback