Voting Without Democracy

Only 32 of 435 House seats are competitive.

If You Don’t Want to be Likened to Nazis…

Don’t talk like one.

Two Americas, Redux

Are Red and Blue states even part of the same country anymore?

The Domestic Politics of the Iran Strike

Democrats are mostly condemning it and Republicans are divided.

Lindsey Went up to Nebraska

He was looking for a vote to steal.

Dumb Critique or Dumbest Critique?

Some Democrats are unhappy Harris is touting the endorsement of the Cheneys.

Bob Newhart, 1929-2024

The legendary comedian is gone at 94.

Jamaal Bowman Defeated in Primary

The Gaza conflict has ousted a member of “the Squad.”

East Coast v. West Coast Liberalism

Does Nicholas Kristof make his case?

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Biden is a Fibber*

*Parenthetically, his opponent wouldn’t know the truth if it bit him on the ass.

Ending Judge Shopping

A long-overdue reform is meeting resistance.

Nikki Haley Drops Out

The last challenger to Donald Trump bows to reality.

Where The Gays Are

A breakdown of new survey data.

Israel Forms Unity Government to Avenge Hamas Atrocities

Amid warnings of war crimes, no mercy is forthcoming.

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States, the Feds, and Revenue Transfers

All states but one receive more in federal money than they pay out in taxes.

Supreme Court Guts Clean Water Act

A 5-4 ruling overturns a unanimous decision from 1985.

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Comity in the Senate

Every once in a blue moon, a glimpse of humanity can be seen.

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California Revisiting Travel Ban

A symbolic gesture is now highly impractical, if not harmful.

Are eBooks Books and eLibraries Libraries?

A pending lawsuit seeks to settle those questions.

Biden Too Old! Trump Pretty Old Too!

Another poll showing the same thing as the other polls.

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Zealots and Pluralists

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

Higher Ed and the Pandemic

Enrollments are down.

On Labels and Caucuses

Regarding the newly independent Senator Sinema.

What Now for Stacey Abrams’ Model?

Her emphasis on turnout has helped other Democrats but she’s a two-time loser.