Sunday, September 1, 2024

Voting for the Lesser Evil is Easier Said Than Done

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(Shutterstock) Let me head off at least some possible outrage from the title: when I say "evil," I mean real-world harm. This incl...
Saturday, August 10, 2024

Kamala Harris’ VP Pick Is the Best We Could Have Hoped For

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(Joe Lamberti/AP Photo) As I’m writing, the news just broke earlier this morning that Kamala Harris is picking Minnesota governor Tim Walz a...
Friday, August 2, 2024

Do We Really Have to Exaggerate How Bad Trump Is?

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(Doug Mills/The New York Times, edited by me) The latest Trump micro-scandal* centers, as usual, on a stupid thing he said . Addressing “bea...
Thursday, July 25, 2024

This Is (Almost) The End Biden’s Political Career Deserves

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(Drew Angerer/Getty via the New Yorker ) On July 21st, Joe Biden finally acknowledged what a majority of Americans have known for years: he...
Friday, July 12, 2024

SCOTUS' Presidential Immunity Ruling Punches a Hole Through Democrat's Favorite Excuse to Do Nothing

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(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite via The Orange County Register ) In case you weren’t already aware, the Supreme Court recently ruled on Trump ...
Friday, July 5, 2024

The US Lacks a Serious, Functional Political Party

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UPI Photos via The Hill Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for o...
Saturday, June 22, 2024

If Trump and the GOP Are Fascist, This Election Probably Doesn’t Matter Much

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  ( CNN ) The debate over whether Donald Trump is a literal fascist has been going on for close to a decade now. It’s one I’ve weighed in on...