Should I recommend Michael Moore’s 2016 movie,” Where to Invade Next”? On the plus side, there are some really good jokes. The biggest laugh
Category: Government
How the federal government may not be serving St. Louis well
One of the challenges that progressives frequently face is that they like to be sticklers for facts, at least wherever possible. And since a
A MO Democratic candidate calls for a Balanced Budget amendment. Wait, what?
In a shocking policy statement released last week, Democrat Jason Kander—who is running for US Senate to unseat Republican incumbent Roy Blunt—announced that he
What Obama and Sanders can do to keep “the Bern” alive while helping Clinton
President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders met on Thursday, June 9, 2016 to discuss “where do we go now” following the primaries
Legislative pickpockets: What 2016 right-wing laws cost MO taxpayers
Paul Waldman described Donald Trump’s “flexibility” in regard to the right-wing gun culture as “a perfect expression of the larger Republican bargain, where the
TSA misses guns and knives, but nails me for my cardiac device
My wife and I, along with friends, spent a wonderful week in Arizona. We admired the Grand Canyon on a perfect April Day. We
From Obamacare to Medicare for All: Easier said than done
A Medicare for All health system [aka “single-payer”] would be a great step forward for the US. But how difficult will it be to
Make America great
Hillary Clinton, I hate to break it to you, but we do have to make America great (again). Now, before Donald Trump makes me
Our states are as anachronistic as the House of Lords
If you listened to Republican Governors John Kasich and Chris Christie. as well as former Governor Jeb Bush, you would think that Ohio, New
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