In an effort to establish something he calls the Midwest Values PAC, former U.S. senator Al Franken presents this interesting and heart-warming story: My dad was a lifelong Republican — until Barry Goldwater voted against the Civil Rights Act. My …
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Our Political Opponents Are Now Our “Enemies”
Here’s Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, asserting that the President of the United States is “trying to destroy” (the country). Apparently, this type of rhetoric plays well in the American south, where the people, mostly poorly educated, eagerly accept the …
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Replacing the Corrupt Postmaster General
In addition to what former Labor Secretary Robert Reich writes here, as I understand it, the real scandal is that DeJoy has a direct incentive to degrade the level of quality provided by the U.S. Post Office: his eight-figure investment …
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Trump Definitely Has His Supporters, But Who Are They?
To follow up on earlier posts in which I suggested that there are enormous segments of the U.S. electorate that find Trump an abomination, there clearly are those with a natural affinity for the former president. At left is a …
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Voting for Gun Safety
If you live in Connecticut, you know how much U.S. Senator Chris Murphy has contributed to keeping us safe from gun violence. It’s true that there are some pretty scummy people in congress, but it’s also true that we have …
Demographics of Trump Supporters
In an earlier post I mention the disdain that U.S. military veterans have for Trump. As suggested here, there are other groups that have also figured out that the former president represents them very poorly–in this case, organized labor. Unions …
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U.S. Military Veterans Want Trump Gone
Of all the segments within the U.S. electorate who are working hard to have Donald Trump removed from American political life, it’s impossible that our military veterans are the most steadfast. It’s likely that there is a combination of related …
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RFK, Jr.
From Robert Kennedy Jr.: The latest polls show me ahead of Biden and Trump among voters under age 45. But I need your help getting on the ballot in all 50 states. Let’s break the two-party system and bring real …
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Is the Two-Party System Working For Us?
Here’s a short essay from an old business colleague of mine, Steve Vachss (pronounced “Vax,” pictured here). My comments in response are in italics. The American two-party system is dead. What began as a crippling disease has destroyed our government …
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Getting the GOP Back on Track
Outside of the fact that Liz Cheney and I both recognize that Donald Trump is a criminal sociopath, I would be surprised to learn that she and I have anything in common in our political and philosophical reckoning. Still, when …
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