Poor fact-checkers. The lies coming out of the White House just won’t stop. The Washington Post uses Pinocchios to score just how bad a
Author: Bill Kesler
Before Bill Kesler retired in 2007 as vice-president of production for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, he worked for more than 20 years as a photojournalist.
Going after Federal regulations: Trump discovers ‘dark matter’
In his first weeks in office, Donald Trump has been all about executive orders. He has also talked about going after Federal regulations. But,
Park rangers go rogue on Trump
Everybody loves park rangers. You know, those folks in the Smokey-the-Bear hats. Friendly, courteous, helpful. Now they are emerging as rogue force of resistance
Trump’s tweets: a taxonomy of trouble
We have done such a poor job of processing Donald Trump’s tweets. Our reaction has always been to immediately parse the literal content. Fact-check
Make the pie higher: nostalgia for W in a Trump era
Recent references to Donald Trump’s bizarre ramblings in interview transcripts (Trump’s NYT transcript: Read it, and weep for our country) make one yearn for
Trump’s Freudian kettle logic
Donald Trump recently posted a series of tweets slamming Jill Stein’s call for a recount. The contradictory nature of those tweets was a perfect
Trump, the great businessman? Maybe not
One can always count on Robert Reich to make savvy observations about politics and finance. Bring the two topics together, and it makes for
Dancing with Claire and ghosts of Democrats past
I recently received an email from Senator Claire McCaskill, D-MO, asking for my ideas about Congress’ efforts in the months to come. As Claire
Aircraft “boneyard” paints a picture of military spending
They look almost prehistoric. Like ancient pictographs drawn on the wall of a tomb. They are Google Earth views of the Davis-Monthan Air Force
Mega-yachts for the mega-rich, and the Cayman connection
Spend a little time on the Ft. Lauderdale water taxi and you’ll soon get a feel for the world of the 1% of the
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