“Because we can”
A member of the Texas legislature reminds us that we are in an era of pure power politics.
The Core Problem is Single-Seat Districts
Most of the world knows that PR is a better way to elect legislatures.
Thoughts on the Politics of the Texas Floods
Both the policy issues but also the way it illustrates the politics of us versus them.
Tuberville: Communist, Islamic Rats in Our Cities
The linguistic stylings and white supremacy of Tommy Tuberville.
Right Wing Media On Iran In 2025 Sounds A Lot Like It Did On Iraq In 2002/3
We’re officially past rhyming and into history (or at least rhetoric) repeating.
In Front of Our Noses: Another Democratic Official Arrested
The pattern of attempted intimidation continues.
Minnesota Speaker Emerita and Husband Assassinated
A state Representative and his wife have also been shot and are in the hospital.
Defending and Downplaying the Padilla Incident
Force to create compliance should not be supported or excused. And yet…
US Senator Taken to Ground and Handcuffed [Updated]
The crime: trying to ask DHS Secretary Noem a question at a press conference in a federal building.
Trump And Miller At Functional Odds On Immigration Policy [Updated: Or maybe not]
The challenges and harms of meeting campaign promises.
And The Susan Collins Award For Gullibility Goes To… Senator Bill Cassady
The prize: sick and dead US children
A Pattern of Turning Away Members of Congress is Emerging Amid Concerns of Detention Facility Conditions
Like in NJ, ICE rejects a Representative from seeing a facility in CA.
