When I come across news items that appear so outrageous as to be impossible, the first thing I do is verify that it wasn’t simply fabricated. This turns out to be true: the attorney for four members of the Proud …
No, Idiots, the First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Insurrections Read More »
It’s all speculation. Making a call to a hotel on January 5th is perhaps an important start, but it’s not going to get the job done. Our main hope lies in the pressure being applied to those who were involved …
What’s going to happen when the Big Lie has finally run its course and is fully debunked? Will this be a bang or a whimper? It depends on exactly how that happens. If a smoking gun is identified in the …
When my mom and I speak about politics, it usually comes down to something akin to what we see here. Fox News acolytes have a cynical and largely incorrect narrative surrounding each of the topics of the day. What I’ve …
Today’s Democrats and Republicans Have Hit a Wall Read More »
You can claim, correctly, that Biden lacks bombast, or even charisma, or that he’s not terrifying to his enemies (does he have any?), but maybe these characteristics are irrelevant to a successful presidency.
It seems there is an interesting schism playing itself out in the Republican party. Many key players in the GOP are realizing the stolen election narrative is simply making them appear stupid and blocking vital progress in battleground states.
Here’s a bill that enables the Capitol Police to request help from the National Guard. This is good, but I’ll be surprised if there is more violence, even when Trump’s supporters watch him be taken into federal custody. Retaliation from …
That Trump has radically changed his position on COVID-19 has people wondering what’s going on. The guiding principle in understanding Trump is that he never does anything that doesn’t benefit him personally; he’s incapable of behaving otherwise. So what does …
We’ve commented on the dumbing down of America, especially insofar as this is what gave us Donald Trump, and prevents us from removing him from our political discussions. How far does this stupidity extend? Oh, I don’t know; how about …
It’s true that the media has the power to push Trump into irrelevance, but it’s hard to blame them for not playing it that way. The slow-rolling story about a former president getting indicted for treason has us all fascinated–especially …
