Republicans in Congress are binge-ing and purging–but their disorder isn’t of the eating variety. They are binge-ing on power and setting the stage–via passage
Category: 2016 Election
Buyer’s remorse? Perhaps you should have voted for her
Are you having post-election buyer’s remorse? There are many reasons people did not cast a ballot for Hillary Clinton. Some people, including myself, generally
How do you stop a demagogue? No easy answers
Now that the Electoral College has failed—not unexpectedly—in its wished-for mission to stop a demagogue from becoming President of the United States, we need
Welcome to American pollutocracy
Newly elected Presidents do not obtain formal power for over two months, but it feels like they gain control immediately. Their major appointments and
Political gifts I wish I could give this Christmas
Let’s play “Political gifts I wish I could give this Christmas.” I have compiled a list of things that would give me a measure
Should Democrats obstruct Trump or try to minimize the damage?
The single biggest question before Democrats is not how to overturn the results of the 2016 election or dissecting what went wrong in the
Republicans play politics for fun, not progress
Gridlock, contentiousness, do-nothing …. these are all good descriptors of what the Republican Party has recently done to American politics. To progressives, this is
Six dimensions of post-election solace
We live life within at least six dimensions: the spiritual, the political, the personal, the familial, the professional, and the communal. Whether you are
The rich, the conflicted, and the crazy: Trump’s swamp creatures
How awful is the lineup of appointees to Donald Trump’s cabinet? More awful than we could have imagined, I’m afraid. In the continuous drip,
Dear white liberals freaked out by the election: Welcome to my world
Dear White liberals: I’ve heard that this 2016 election really hit you hard. That it was a “wake-up call.” You’ve told me “I never