If you’re trying to enact an extremist right-wing policy, but the public keeps rejecting it – what do you do? You could try blatant deception, giving the same old policy a new coat of paint,...
Which is the “greenest” state in America? You might think California, or maybe Oregon. But go 3,000 miles east, and you’ll come upon the physical beauty and ecological vitality of the Green Mountain State: Vermont....
Wow! A couple of Supreme Court justices say they’re now starting to think that maybe the Court should sorta start thinking about possibly, perhaps, someday adopting some sort of anti-corruption reforms. This nine-member group of...
There is nothing quite as pitiful as whiny billionaires. And the whiniest of all is the richest – Elon Musk. This self-entitled bully runs over anyone in his way, then whines when they protest. ...
Are you excited by – or do you dread – the upcoming presidential election season? Either way, buckle up, for it’s only 12 weeks ‘til the Iowa caucuses, and then (Zoom!) there’s non-stop voting across...
Seemingly intractable problems sometimes have an obvious solution standing right in front of them. Our nation’s dire shortage of long-haul truck drivers, for example. Wrangling big rigs across the country is difficult and dangerous work,...
If the Democratic Party wants a big, hot issue that would force the GOP to admit its disdain for democracy – how about those Supremes? The Supreme Court, intended to be an apolitical, neutral arbiter...
Over time, words with beautiful meanings occasionally get degraded into ugliness. “Gentle,” for example. Originally meaning good natured and kindly, it was twisted into “gentry” in the Middle Ages by very un-gentle land barons seeking...
Here’s my suggestion for stopping the ultra-right-wing loopiness coming out of the mouths of Republican officials: Hearing aids. I’m convinced that the wacko blatherings of Matt Gaetz, the ravings of the Q-anon cult, Trump’s tantrums,...
In the mid-1800s, a new political party flared up in American politics, posing as an alternative to both the Democratic and Republican parties. Xenophobic and nativist, it was extremely secretive with outsiders about its specific...