The moral panics behind the war on education, Beto goes off on a very inappropriate laugh, and some in the media just can’t help both-siding the Trump raid. Continue reading Three for Thursday: Moral Panics, Beto Curses, Media Fails
Let’s keep the momentum going that was impossible to imagine a mere month ago. Continue reading The Biden Presidency Is Not Done Winning
Bad news for the conspiracy crazies: If you had to defend your beliefs in a situation where only facts matter…could you? Continue reading Online Insanity Fails Again In The Courtroom
Put away the shovel, there are signs that the Democrats might not be dead for the midterms and the 2024 presidential election. Continue reading Don’t Bury The Democrats Just Yet
My Congressman voted against codifying same-sex marriage and gave a heartfelt toast at his son’s same-sex marriage in the same week. Continue reading The Gay Marriage Hypocrite
At a time of increasingly violent Republican rhetoric and action, the Very Sensible Centrist Punditry continues to delude themselves that Both Sides Are Just As Bad. Continue reading Focusing On Woke Means You’re Asleep
Like Pennsylvania, New York State offers a stark example of two different ways to view America. Continue reading Two Americas In Microcosm
James Carville’s famous “Pennsylvania is Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in between” is only partially correct. Continue reading The Important Democratic Votes In Pennsyltucky
Horrible things may be “rare” to DC punditry but for the rest of us, they are potentially going to be much too common. Continue reading Of Underage Abortions, Numbers, And Perspective
The SHUT UP AND VOTE HURR HURR delegation and the “Biden’s finished because he is incompetent” delegation of the Democratic Party are probably both wrong. Continue reading A Controversial Take On Biden
Democrats have to be better at getting voters to start pickin’ up good vibrations. Continue reading The Rise Of Vibes Politics
On another July 4th during difficult times, is pride and love for country possible? Continue reading What Does Patriotism Mean Now?
The Supreme Court gives Native Americans another reason to be wary of non-Natives. Continue reading Another Broken Promise To Indian Country
Stop giving the Republicans the benefit of the doubt – they care about nothing but domination. Continue reading It’s The Will To Power, Stupid
The Summer of ’87 featured Iran-Contra, Ollie North, and the media crushing on yet another scandal femme fatale. Continue reading Remembering Another Summer Of Hearings
The increasingly delusional search for enough Republicans who can save the party (and America) from its descent into hateful madness. Continue reading Snipe Hunt For Good Republicans
CNN’s “respectable” lurch to the right. Continue reading Increasingly Hostile Media Environment Should Have Democrats On Alert
I share a home county with a key target in the January 6 investigation, and know the political environment that elected him. Continue reading Scott Perry Fits His District Well
Watching the January 6 hearings that kick off tonight is a civic duty, given the dire stakes. Continue reading Must-See TV For Citizenry
Transgender and non-binary people find themselves in the crosshairs, too often literally. Continue reading The strange, disturbing rise of transgender hate
Ownership of large numbers of automatic weapons is based on delusions. And we need to address that. Continue reading Don’t Ignore The ‘Why’ With Extreme Gun Ownership
Remembering my father on Memorial Day, who was not your typical WWII vet. Continue reading The Flag Of My Father
Yglesias’ tone-deaf Tweet soon after the Texas school shooting fits a recent pattern. Continue reading From Pundit To Troll: My Journey With Matt Yglesias
The guy who the New York Times pays to be serially wrong offers up another example of how off he can be when analyzing the moment. Continue reading Thomas Friedman’s Lunch With Biden
A reminder about one of our nation’s gravest gaffes. Continue reading W’s Freudian Slip
Vance is a poster child for how easily people are suckered by “reasonable Republicans” if they aren’t paying close attention. Continue reading I Hope J.D. Vance’s Liberal Fans Learned A Lesson
There’s so much to write about in this scary-screwy political environment, you can end up feeling overwhelmed as a blogger (or just in general). Continue reading How To Even Begin…
As expected, The Discourse is now shifting its focus on those having their rights taken away as being The Real Problem. Continue reading You’re Not Protesting Right (aka Shut Up)
We know the GOP is going after other rights because they are telling us they will. Continue reading The GOP Is Not Going To Stop
A roadmap to squeeze out a few votes in Red conservatives areas just might work. Continue reading How Democrats Can Win Back Rural America (A Little)