TPM’s checklist of those who support or oppose House Speaker Paul Ryan’s phaseout of Medicare has been updated to show that Claire McCaskill is
The Scrawler strikes again: A Trumpian response to my letter to the editor
Found today in my mailbox—the snail-mail kind: A note in response to my recent letter to the editor in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The
High expectations vs low expectations in a Trump presidency: Let’s go high
By what standards should we judge our next president? Maybe there are more choices than what I’m about to propose, but so far, I
Trump’s cadres don’t care about civility
I have read several letters urging those who voted for Hillary Clinton — winner of the popular vote — to be gracious in defeat and unify
Remember inflation? Let Trumponomics remind you
It’s been perhaps a generation and a half since America experienced the pain of double-digit inflation. We don’t talk much about inflation these days,
Does Steve Bannon’s appointment mean it’s finally time to hit the road?
Even folks who have tried to restrain themselves from the use of fascist and Nazi labels have begun to run scared after the announcement
My supposedly liberal local newspaper tells me to “get over it.” I won’t, and they shouldn’t.
In an editorial titled, “Trump’s new beginning,” on Nov. 11, 2016, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s editorial board advises people who are frightened by the
Stop kidding yourself: Trump will not be a normal president
I believe that many of those who “held their noses” and voted for Trump believe that he didn’t really mean all of the vile
The hypocrisy of protesting about peaceful protests
It is amazing to see Trump voters complaining about peaceful protests. How many of them were silent when Trump spewed his hatred, and encouraged
Let’s award electoral votes to the national popular vote winner
What should be done about the Electoral College, now that, for the fifth time in US history, one candidate has won the popular vote,