President Joe Biden announces new efforts by his Administration to crack down on junk fees, Wednesday, October 11, 2023, in the White House Rose Garden. President Joe Biden announces new efforts by his Administration to crack down on junk fees, Wednesday, October 11, 2023, in the White House Rose Garden.

Biden Agrees to High Stakes Stephanopoulos Interview

The President is going all-in to undo the damage from the debate.

Biden’s Catastrophic Debate Performance

A second Trump presidency got much more likely last night.

Misleading Headlines of the Day

A non-ruling by the Supreme Court is being touted as something else.

It’s Not Rage, It’s Resentment?

Rural Americans are misunderstood!

Traffic Down at News and Politics Websites

Americans are tuning out. Especially those on the right.

Sunday Tab Clearing

So many intentions to write, so little time.

Sunday Tabs

Stories I’m reading but unlikely to write about.

Israeli Forces Storm Hospital Dressed as Civilians

A disturbing report.

Fulton County GA Prosecutor Fani Willis Fulton County GA Prosecutor Fani Willis

More On The Potential Disqualification Of Fani Willis

More on the potential conflict of interest in Georgia

Republicans Start Biden Impeachment Inquiry

A shameful farce.

Supreme Court to Hear Trump Immunity Case

The highest court has agreed to expedite a ruling on a novel question.

Ukraine Taking The War to Russia

The tables have turned.

David Brooks’ $78 Airport Burger

A joke(?) gone a-rye.

Should The Press Pick a Side?

The mainstream media isn’t and shouldn’t become a counterpart to the right-wing infotainment complex.

Trump Meets The Press

It turns out, he wasn’t all that truthful.

Does Comedy Have to be Based on Truth?

Hasan Minhaj is a serial liar. Does it matter?

Impeachment Toothlessness

A political trial for political crimes always yields a political result.

Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a meeting on Native American Voting Rights Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a meeting on Native American Voting Rights Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House.

Kamala Harris Taking Leading Role in 2024 Campaign

A counterintuitive move.

Washington and Lee Cancels Lee’s Horse—But Not Lee

A case in misplaced priorities.

MTG vs Boebert

Breaking a cardinal rule.

Life During Cultural Wartime

Never waste a tragedy.

Whitewashing Juneteenth

It’s becoming just another day off work!

DeSantis Pandering to the Deplorables

Out Trumping Trump is possible because of Trump.

CNN Loses to Newsmax?!

Did the Trump stunt backfire? Or just an anomaly?

Kyrsten Sinema Mixes Pleasure and Business

Running for office or just running?

Heather Armstrong, 1975-2023

The mommy blogger known as “Dooce” has taken her own life.

Sunday Tabs

Some stories I didn’t get around to blogging over the past week.

Saturday Tabs

You know the drill.

’60 Minutes’ Past its Prime

A format unchanged since the Ford Administration* doesn’t suit the modern era.

Dilbert Canceled

Newspapers across the country are dropping the popular strip over a racist rant.

Risk, Reward, and Statecraft

President Biden’s dangerous gambit seems to have succeeded.

Ukraine: Too Much Is Not Enough

The appetite for more resources approaches infinity.

Right-Wing Musical Chairs on Satellite TV

Weirdly, politicians who don’t understand the debt ceiling also don’t understand other things.

Tabby Thursday

A little debt ceiling, a little higher ed, and other misc delights.

False information about Greta Thunberg and Andrew Tate. False information about Greta Thunberg and Andrew Tate.

How Misinformation Spreads

What a too-good-too-be-true story shows us about the modern news business.

NY Congressman-Elect George Santos (AP Photo/John Locher) NY Congressman-Elect George Santos (AP Photo/John Locher)

A consequence of shrinking newsrooms

How an apparent serial fabulist got elected to Congress

Thursday Morning Tabs

Enjoy.

Congress to Make Trump’s Taxes Public

House Democrats are releasing them because they can.

AP Fires Reporter For Reporting

James LaPorta is being scapegoated for poor editorial process.

The Colorado Club Shooter [UPDATED]

New details are emerging about possible motivations.

Laptop News

One of these laptops is more important than the other.

Thursday Tabs

Go ahead and pop a few.

Regime Change in Russia?

Can the unsustainable be sustained?