NBC Nightly News concludes most of its broadcasts with a segment that it calls “Inspiring America.” Because so much “bad news” is reported, particularly
Category: Ethics
Do the unthinkable: double, triple Congressional Salaries
Of all people, conservative retired Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) tossed out the idea that Members of Congress should be given a monthly housing stipend
Guess who’s coming to dinner: Comey
When you think of James Comey and dinner, his January 27 solo soiree with Donald Trump is what probably comes to mind. And we
Could we have a little silence and reflection about the Comey thing?
At first I enjoyed it; Jeffrey Toobin on CNN going ballistic over the Comey firing. Then there was the normal outrage from Dana Bash
Tension mounts with Islamophobic speaker scheduled at Truman State
When I woke up this morning, I was outraged to discover that $3,050 in Truman State University funds (taken from the non-optional “student activity
Don’t pretend you didn’t see the warning signs about Trump: They’re everywhere
Sirens. Flashing lights. Alarm bells. The warning signals about the ethically compromised presidency of Donald Trump are growing louder and flashier as each day
Would Trump nominees support the 25th Amendment?
Some Republicans are seeing the light about Donald Trump in the White House. While he may have led a Republican tsunami in 2016, his
Trump’s laughable conflict of interest plan
Experts in the field of government ethics apparently had to restrain themselves from laughing out loud at Donald Trump’s conflict of interest plan, as
Defeating supply-side economics with supply-side democracy
One of the terms with which Republicans couch their conservative views is supply-side economics. It sounds innocent enough, but history since the “Reagan Revolution”
The case for the 38-year old Supreme Court Justice
This is not complicated. Here are two reasons why it would be an excellent idea for President Obama to nominate someone approximately 38 years