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Who’s Running the Washington Post, Anyway?

Apparently, whoever has the most Twitter followers.

Clinton Lawyer Acquitted in RussiaGate Case

What does it all mean? It depends on who you ask.

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Why America Can’t Build

Are we too regulated for our own good?

Summer Travel Blues

Four dollars and change at the pump.
The cost of livin’s high and goin’ up.

Yet Another School Shooting in America

Alas, it’s unlikely to change the policies that enable them.

The Identity Politics of Identity Politics

Who gets to claim Latino heritage?

Two Years After George Floyd

Very little progress has been made towards racial justice.

Michael Langley to be 1st Black Marine 4-Star General

A long-overdue milestone has been reached.

Disinformation Governance Board Killed by Disinformation Campaign

The combination of a horrendous rollout and a social media onslaught was disastrous.

When Mass Murder Becomes Commonplace

Tragedy has played out so often that it has become a statistic.

Ukraine War Adding to Global Food Insecurity

Supply chain disruptions are contributing to crisis for 300 million people.

Vegan Upcharge!

PETA has launched a weird protest against Starbucks.

Loose Lips About Sinking Ships

The Biden Administration is constantly bragging about its actions against Russia. Is that wise?

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Just Move If You Don’t Like it Here!

There are many barriers to true freedom.

Tucker Carlson White Supremacist Messaging

The face of Fox News is not the bow-tied buffoon from his “Crossfire” days.

New York’s Gerrymandering Disarmament

When doing the right thing is the wrong thing.

Neal Adams, 1941-2022

The legendary comic book artist is gone at 80.

Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a Build Back Better virtual event with mayors from across the country Thursday, October 28, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a Build Back Better virtual event with mayors from across the country Thursday, October 28, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

Unequal Medical Treatment

Vice President Harris gets better care than the average American. Cue the outrage!

Most Americans Have Had COVID-19

Some 60% of us, including 75% of our children, have been infected.

Orrin Hatch, 1934-2022

The longest-serving Republican Senator has died at the age of 88.

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Will It Matter That Kevin McCarthy Was Caught Lying?

Anyone familiar with Betteridge’s law of headlines knows where this is going.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on ending the war in Afghanistan, Tuesday, August 31, 2021, in front of the Cross Hall of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden delivers remarks on ending the war in Afghanistan, Tuesday, August 31, 2021, in front of the Cross Hall of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Biden Condemns Russian ‘Genocide’

Whether deliberate or another ‘gaffe,’ he’s likely right.

Saudis Give Jared Kusher $2 Billion

The real crime is what’s legal.

Russia’s Diplomatic Isolation

The West continues to close Moscow off.

Louis C.K. Wins Grammy While Canceled

Is the creepy comic’s comeback complete?

A Photo for Friday

“Bryant Park Fountain”

Joe Manchin’s Conflict of Interest

The most important man in the Senate got rich the old fashioned way.

Chris Wallace Found Fox News’ Relationship with Truth ‘Unsustainable’

The network’s longtime weekend anchor couldn’t take it anymore.

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Biden Wants Billionaire Tax (Rounding Up from Tenth of a Billion)

The President is taking a page out of Elizabeth Warren’s playbook.

Madeleine Albright, 1937-2022

A trailblazing diplomat has died at 84.

Coronavirus Relief Funds Diverted to Pet Projects

Because of course it was.

The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body

A hundred Senators actually didn’t mean to change our clocks.

The Right Is Having A Hard Time Framing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson As An Extremist

If this is the best they have, they don’t have a lot

Hunter Biden’s Laptop

New evidence changes the story ever so slightly.

Permanent Daylight Saving Time?

We may be on the verge half a century after our last experiment.

Putin Will Likely Get Away with War Crimes

The Russian leader is very unlikely to be hauled before the Hague.

Some Thoughts on “Cancel Culture”

Thomas gets the ball rolling, and I take off from there.

Why Trump Will Never Be Indicted on Federal Charges

A novel and persuasive argument.

America’s Four Parties

Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans truly represent most Americans. Fixing that is exceedingly unlikely.

DC Version of Canada Truck Protests a Dud

The plans to replicate the chaos in the Great White North are not coming together.

Walter Mears, 1935-2022

The legendary AP politics reporter is gone at 87.

But What About the Most Vulnerable?

Some of our citizens are at greater risk under relaxed mask guidelines.

NYC Criminal Probe of Trump Appears Stalled

Manhattan’s new DA seems to think he has a weak case.

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Hitting Russia Where It Hurts

Sanctions are already taking a toll. But the West could do more if it had the will.

Elections with Foregone Conclusions

Greatest democracy in the world, right?

Trump Facing Multiple Legal Disasters

The 45th President is unlikely to face Federal prosecution but state and civil suits are not going his way.

Example of Why Individual Defense Advocates Are Rare on the Federal Bench

Republicans competing to see who can be the toughest on crime

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Being Unvaccinated is Like Smoking

A new way to think about the problem.

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Mask Mandates Ending Across America

Even liberal states like California and Massachusetts are moving on.

P.J. O’Rourke, 1947-2022

The great conservative humorist is gone at 74.