Almost all of the analysis of the election results is over-complicated at best and wrong at worst. This professor has it exactly right, in
My local democratic club doesn’t cut it. How’s yours?
What the hell are democratic clubs good for, anyway? I received an email recently from the one in my area, imploring me, as a
A young activist just made my Election Day
Standing in the rain outside a polling place today, touting my spouse/candidate for U.S. Congress–Arthur Lieber– I struck up a conversation with a young
Obstructionism works
Perhaps the Democrats will be able to avoid losing the Senate tomorrow. I hope so, because if they don’t, we are in for a
Ferguson: It’s time to stop studying, already
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently published an editorial titled, “A defining moment.” The editorial states that by creating a Ferguson Commission,,Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon
Why is the stock market soaring when the real economy is on its knees?
The short answer is the Fed has been propping up the stock market. And, high stock prices are not always tethered to traditional methods of stock
Whatever happened to working together for the common good?
I saw an essay called “Just Curious: What Made Americans so Fearful and Stupid as They Are Today,” and it struck a chord. I
Women can freeze their eggs, so they don’t have to freeze their careers?
Apple will soon join Facebook in covering the costs associated witih egg-freezing for female employees, even for non-medical reasons. Starting
I’ve got a crush on you, Andy Borowitz
Call me crazy. Call me immature. Or call me deluded. Maybe I should be called all of the above because at my age I’m
The billionaire’s blimp
Talk about overinflated: Missouri’s own right-wing billionaire and political meddler—Rex Sinquefield—has found a novel way to pump up support for his latest pet project.