It certainly is remarkable that the bravery of Ukrainians of all ages isn’t inspiring us Americans to do a better job in defending our democracy. Both in congress and in the electorate as a whole, there are far too many …
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We actually do have a few senators and representatives who seem to measure up to what Dr. King is looking for here, but they stand among a slim minority. American elections are driven by enormous sums of money that are …
Thought I’d share the cartoon here, because it certainly does seem that this is what’s happening. Sadly, the process is moving forward at a pace thousands of times slower than an ocean wave gathers steam and ultimately breaks, but it’s …
A reader asks, “What is wrong with Republicans? Don’t any of them get diabetes?” The problem is that these congresspeople represent people who don’t think that government should be in the business of doing anything good for the American people. …
This is a hot topic right now, and there are numerous perspectives. According to some jackass on Sunday morning news TV, that’s “up to the American people, and they don’t care.” Wrong on both accounts.
As George Carlin noted in the video below, we tend to use language that separates us from the punishing blows of harsh realities, and as time passes, our use of euphemisms grows ever more intense.
Sorry, but I don’t get this. Clarence Thomas voted to block evidence of his wife’s criminality. Please don’t tell me we need a “binding code of ethics” to cover something so obviously illegal and corrupt. The Due Process clauses of the United States …
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I like every single point being made here. Outside of extremely stupid and delusional people, to whom does the Republican platform appeal? There is one more tiny little issue facing the GOP, that just might be on the minds of …
From his Wikipedia page: John Wesley Dean III (born October 14, 1938) is a former attorney who served as White House Counsel for United States President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973. Dean is known for his role in the cover-up of the Watergate …
Most Americans are concerned that there will be no justice for the true architects of the January 6th insurrection. From what I have been reading recently, that seems highly unlikely; it seems more probable that people fail to understand the …
