Last night, I think that I finally got it: why Donald Trump feels that way he does about mainstream media, particularly CNN. Fake news.
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An act of sanity by Trump: Skipping Correspondents’ Dinner
At first we couldn’t talk about it. The dictums of the American Psychological Association said that not only was it inappropriate for us as
Lies, more lies and then Pinocchios for Trump
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
Tribalism in baseball and politics: World Series edition
The Chicago Cubs are in the 2016 World Series. Good for them. They’re a great team. So, why am I so bitter and resentful?
Political quotes: “Millennials”
Everything is political. Our long-running series of political quotes–like this one– proves that. We think. We’re always on the lookout for quotes–contemporary and historical–that
Original intent vs. living document: Musing about the Constitution
I’m not an expert on the U.S. Constitution. I’m not a lawyer constitutional or otherwise. But I am a U.S. citizen, I did take
Perils of, or confessions of a political junkie who can’t multitask
I don’t get it. Since before kindergarten I was told to pay attention. I guess that the constant reminding finally was pounded in, or
Vice-Presidential Debate very important as Clinton lead still must grow
The vice-presidential debate on Tuesday, October 4 will be more important than a simple discussion between two back-benchers. First, even though it is widely
Screw the poor: Not expanding Medicaid cost red states $2 billion in 2015
Squandering $2 billion dollars in essentially free money is not what anyone would call “fiscal conservatism.” But that’s exactly what the phony fiscal conservatives
On-line commenters: The underbelly of journalism and justice in Missouri
Whenever I think my progressive values might need a reality check, all I have to do is go to the online version of my