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
Category: Republicans
Ann Wagner says “No Trump:” A day late and a dollar short
Breaking news from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: country-club Republican, Ann Wagner, who represents Missouri’s 2nd Congressional district, has had a change of heart and
Political quotes: “Leaders”
Everything is political. Our long-running series of political quotes proves that–we think. We’re always on the lookout for quotes–contemporary and historical–that are pertinent to
Don’t forget the path Trump took to get here
Ever since Hillary Clinton made her “Basket of Deplorables” comment, a number of Democrats have become more sensitive to those very people. This is
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
Paul Ryan: When a Republican does not look like a demon to progressives
Wouldn’t it be nice if all of our political stereotypes were affirmed with every individual? You know, for progressives it would be easy if
Teaching the reality of climate change, one classroom at a time
You wouldn’t think that it would be controversial for a journalism professor to come to high schools in the Midwest to discuss his reporting
MO legislator wants names of women who’ve had an abortion
If you had an abortion in Missouri between 2010 and 2015, you’re on Missouri State Senator Kurt Schaefer’s hit list. Schaefer, a Republican, demanded
Trump’s rise: How “legitimate” people and institutions become enablers
Don’t kid yourself: With help from people and institutions viewed by the voting public as “legitimate,” Donald Trump could win. Many mistakes of omission
The mental health of today’s Republican party
Bernie Sanders let the “M” word–“mental health”– slip out in the Sunday, March 6 Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan. He drew laughter at the