Buried in the 90-minute smorgasbord of exaggerations, lies, false conflations and middle-school platitudes passed off as a State of the Union Address on Jan.
Category: Democracy
Don’t lose the forest from trees with the shutdown
This is mainly about Mitch McConnell and the archaic rules of Congress. But first let’s give a kudo to Chuck Schumer and the other
Leaders Who Lie: The Sorting Hat
President Trump began his Presidency by falsely asserting that his Inaugural crowd was larger than Obama’s, a claim easily refuted by comparing aerial photographs
Tom Steyer: The Fresh Air of Politics without Begging for Money
One of the refreshing things about going to Tom Steyer’s “Need to Impeach” web site is that there is no “DONATE” button. He wants
Is it my hang-up, or society’s, that we are so tolerant of poverty?
As is self-evident, Republicans are gung-ho on cutting taxes because there is very little that government does that they truly value. The bigger the
When it comes to promoting democracy, Democrats have lost another year
When it comes to future elections, Donald Trump seems blind to them as he continues to litigate his electoral victory over Hillary Clinton in
Beyond the hype, some nuggets from the Alabama Senate Race
Remember when Michelle Obama said in 2007, “For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country because it
Don’t be Surprised if Doug Jones wins in Alabama
On Tuesday, the people of Alabama will go to the polls and choose a replacement for the senate seat left vacant by beleaguered attorney
The right is right: Mueller is stacking deck against Trump
In unison, the talking heads at Fox News and Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee assaulted both current FBI Director Christopher Wray and former
Conservatives and the Old Confederacy have Credibility Gap
It should not surprise us that Judge Roy Moore supporters and others on the extreme right have taken to lambasting the Washington Post. When