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Jan 8, 20213 min read
The Cold Civil War
I keep hearing about how close we are to civil war. That’s wrong. We’re not close. We’re in it. It’s a cold civil war, but it will turn...
Aug 28, 20203 min read
Who are we?
I see the post-RNC convention poll bounce, I read the miles of raging, patently insane comments on the Facebook pages of radical right...
Aug 21, 20202 min read
The Nominee
An old man walks to a podium in a silent room. There are no crowds. There is no applause. The nation he loves has been reduced to this:...
Sep 25, 20191 min read
Impeachment
Impeachment is the right course of action, it is long overdue, and I’m happy to see it start. This guy literally walked into the office...
Jul 26, 20192 min read
World’s End
Look at this shit. These people are fucking idiots. Do they think that removing this shit from their site is going to somehow prevent us...
Apr 25, 20193 min read
My Early Favorite is Elizabeth Warren
Did you watch the Democratic Town Halls on CNN earlier this week? As I thought might happen after seeing some of these candidates on a...
Mar 17, 20192 min read
The Power To Do Nothing
When I hear that Apple is worth one trillion dollars it makes me want to scream. That is the kind of money that could buy everyone an...
Mar 13, 20193 min read
Both things: Impeachment
Sometimes two things that feel contradictory can actually be true at the same time. Recognizing this, I think, is one of the ways we can...
Nov 19, 20182 min read
Election Thoughts
The election was two weeks ago tomorrow, and I think I’m finally coming to realize how I feel about it. The constant, vise-like pressure...
May 18, 20181 min read
The Laughing Face
The Facebook post is about the slaughtered children in Texas today, and a Democratic Senate candidate going on the air to demand action....
Feb 15, 20182 min read
Next time
One of these times it’s going to be my kids. I’m going to hear the sirens and be choked by sick dread. I’m going to check the news and...
Dec 7, 20175 min read
Thoughts on Al Franken
I coached policy debate for about ten years, and in policy debate we had a thing called a “perceptual link.” That was a fancy term for...
Oct 2, 20172 min read
Vegas
Just drop your tribe for a second. Drop your political affiliations. It’s just you in the void. Do you think it’s a good idea to let the...
Aug 14, 20172 min read
I Don’t Buy It
Trump spoke out against white supremacy today. He gave a speech calling them “repugnant” and referred to them by name – the KKK, the...
Aug 13, 20171 min read
Behold the Spade
We wake up in a new America today. We wake up in an America where violent terrorists roam the streets flying Nazi flags. This is not...
Jul 11, 20171 min read
A Criminal Act
All right, look. I know there’s been a lot of noise about the “Russia Thing.” I know if it seemed quite obvious to you months ago that...
Feb 15, 20173 min read
The Knife’s Edge
Let’s take stock. My country now has an Executive branch which lost the popular vote and is likely compromised by a foreign government –...
Jan 12, 20173 min read
Dear President-Elect Trump: Welcome to America
Two things of note from Trump’s news conference yesterday: 1) Trump shouted down a CNN reporter and would not allow him to ask a...
Dec 7, 20166 min read
The Tsunami
I read an article in the National Journal this morning (thank you C. Bates, an intelligent person from a different political and...
Sep 15, 20161 min read
Warning: Tolerance Exceeded
Man, I gotta tell ya. My tolerance for Trump stories was blown past about 12 months ago. Every new jaw-dropping, horrifying action of his...
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