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Pearl Harbor Day Forum

· Wednesday, December 7, 2022 · 65 comments

GOP Still Failing Trump “Termination” Test

· Tuesday, December 6, 2022 · 16 comments

Contrary to a Politico headline, the GOP response to Trump’s anti-constitution talk continues to underwhelm.

Congress ‘Concerned’ About Military Retirees’ Foreign Employment

· Tuesday, December 6, 2022 · 12 comments

Shockingly, the Defense Department doesn’t keep up with former employees.

Ukraine Striking Into Russia

· Tuesday, December 6, 2022 · 14 comments

A welcome development in a long and bloody war.

Tuesday’s Forum

· Tuesday, December 6, 2022 · 79 comments

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A Meme For Monday

· Monday, December 5, 2022 · 6 comments

The launch of a new feature… featuring Drake!

GOP Continues to Fail the Test

· Monday, December 5, 2022 · 29 comments

The response to extreme rhetoric from Trump is producing the some old responses.

Monday’s Forum

· Monday, December 5, 2022 · 105 comments

Trump’s Rhetoric and the GOP’s Test

· Sunday, December 4, 2022 · 21 comments

Spoiler alert: the GOP has already failed this test multiple times.

Trump: Massive Election Fraud Allows Termination of Constitution

· Sunday, December 4, 2022 · 29 comments

The man is a dangerous nut.

The Deterioration and Death of Old Media

· Sunday, December 4, 2022 · 7 comments

Headline News Network is shuttering after four decades.

Sunday’s Forum

· Sunday, December 4, 2022 · 18 comments

More Alaskan Politics

· Saturday, December 3, 2022 · 15 comments

And thoughts on party systems more generally.

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Biden and Congress Stop Rail Strike

· Saturday, December 3, 2022 · 16 comments

Washington has imposed a contract that workers rejected.

Democrats Radically Overhaul Presidential Primaries

· Saturday, December 3, 2022 · 21 comments

The idiocy of Iowa and New Hampshire having outsized influence on who is elected President may be ending.

Saturday’s Forum

· Saturday, December 3, 2022 · 53 comments

Tabs for Friday

· Friday, December 2, 2022 · 9 comments

Because I really do need to close some of these tabs.

Minority Rule Isn’t a Myth

· Friday, December 2, 2022 · 22 comments

The will of the majority can prevail even in a skewed system.

A Photo for Friday

· Friday, December 2, 2022 · 6 comments

“Becoming Night”

Friday’s Forum

· Friday, December 2, 2022 · 79 comments

Raymond Pritchett, 1975-2022

· Thursday, December 1, 2022 · 1 comment

Galrahn is gone much too soon.

Everybody Needs Some Elbow Room!

· Thursday, December 1, 2022 · 29 comments

A memory of pop culture and its linkage to broader myths about America.

Welcome to December Forum

· Thursday, December 1, 2022 · 68 comments

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Oath Keeper Founder Guilty of ‘Seditious Conspiracy’

· Wednesday, November 30, 2022 · 7 comments

A watershed moment in the prosecutions of the Capitol Rioters.

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Bipartisan Bill Protects Same-Sex and Interracial Marriages

· Wednesday, November 30, 2022 · 17 comments

Congress is poised to legislate protections previously mandated by the courts.

Podcast Recommendation

· Wednesday, November 30, 2022 · 1 comment

Last Day of November Forum

· Wednesday, November 30, 2022 · 76 comments

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Germany Open for Immigration

· Tuesday, November 29, 2022 · 13 comments

The times they are a changing.

Garland, Trump, and the Impossibility of Apolitical Politics

· Tuesday, November 29, 2022 · 33 comments

The Attorney General can’t please everyone, so he’s got to please himself.

Tuesday’s Forum

· Tuesday, November 29, 2022 · 81 comments

Mass Protests Across China

· Monday, November 28, 2022 · 14 comments

Anger over COVID lockdowns has activated myriad frustrations.

Monday Morning Tabs

· Monday, November 28, 2022 · 12 comments

Some links to peruse.

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Why So Many Die on American Roads

· Monday, November 28, 2022 · 65 comments

Traffic deaths are going down in most of the world. Not here.

Monday’s Forum

· Monday, November 28, 2022 · 36 comments

The 2024 Democratic Primary Calendar Debate

· Sunday, November 27, 2022 · 5 comments

Democrats meet this week to set the 2024 primary calendar.

Why Biden Won’t Be Primaried

· Sunday, November 27, 2022 · 30 comments

Democratic politicians are lining up behind the octogenarian President.

The Qatar World Cup and Broad Drawing Conclusions From Unique Events

· Sunday, November 27, 2022 · 9 comments

Sports fans enjoy watching sports. How much does politics impact that?

A Photo for Sunday

· Sunday, November 27, 2022 · 2 comments

The holiday week of photos from DC comes to a close.

Sunday’s Forum

· Sunday, November 27, 2022 · 54 comments

Ticket Splitting in the 2022 Mid-Term

· Saturday, November 26, 2022 · 5 comments

How much ticket-splitting was there in gubernatorial v. senatorial races this cycle?

On Spurious Majorities and Other Thoughts on Electoral System Critiques

· Saturday, November 26, 2022 · 5 comments

Because sometimes the comment box is just too small.

Taiwan President Resigns After Opposition Wins Local Elections

· Saturday, November 26, 2022 · 10 comments

A Photo for Saturday

· Saturday, November 26, 2022 · 5 comments

The holiday week of photos from DC continues.

Saturday’s Forum

· Saturday, November 26, 2022 · 42 comments

A Photo for Friday

· Friday, November 25, 2022 · 1 comment

“Politics”

The Tip O’Neill Era and Why Governing was Easier

· Friday, November 25, 2022 · 2 comments

A reminder of how things (specifically the party system as a whole) have changed.

A Consensus Speaker of the House!

· Friday, November 25, 2022 · 35 comments

More centrist fantasies.

No Room for Palin in Party She Remade?

· Friday, November 25, 2022 · 46 comments

What to make of her second straight loss?

Friday’s Forum

· Friday, November 25, 2022 · 30 comments

Increased Diversity in the 118th Congress

· Thursday, November 24, 2022 · 3 comments

The next Congress will look a bit more like America than did the last.

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