Rewind to Trevor Noah’s Daily Show this past Halloween. The show is set during the presidential campaign. Not the 2016 one, but the 2020
Category: 2016 Election
Walking back my words on Comey; my needle has moved to “pissed empathy”
I think that I screwed up when I wrote several days ago that it might be a good idea for us to cut current
Photo ID: MO Amendment 6 weakens the right to vote
Once again, Missouri’s Republican-dominated legislature is pushing for a photo ID requirement for voting in this state. This time, it’s on the Nov. 8 ballot
The plot to kill American democracy: This is not a movie
The Republican plot against American democracy is not a myth, a slogan, or a theory. It would probably make a very bad movie with an implausible
James Comey’s “Oh shit” Moment
Having worked with high school students for the past 45 years, there are a couple of descriptors of life that involve the word “shit.”
Three things Hillary can do if she wins the election
Soon after Bill Clinton was elected in 1992, he convened an economic summit in his home town of Little Rock, AR. He saw the
Hello Fourth Estate – Democracy in Missouri Needs You
Last night, I attended the forum for Congressional candidates in Missouri’s Second District sponsored by the League of Women Voters. It was terrific, except
Absentee voting in Missouri: Legit, or “wink-wink, nudge-nudge?”
Missouri does not have early voting. You have to vote when everyone else does, between the hours of 6 am and 7 pm CST
New political code words: an unofficial glossary
Politicians have been using code words for many years [Remember “states rights,” one of the all-time classic code words, meaning institutionalized segregation and racism?]
Bosnians in Missouri could be a counterweight to Trump
Back in August I noted that GOP gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens seemed to be trying to retroactively relocate his student vounteer work in Croatia