Trump Facing Multiple Legal Disasters
The 45th President is unlikely to face Federal prosecution but state and civil suits are not going his way.
Normalizing Political Violence
In their censure of Cheney and Kinzinger the GOP wants to rewrite history.
Race and the Myth of Meritocracy: Supreme Court Edition
When “obviously qualified” apparently isn’t enough
In honor of MLK, some dubious tweets & a lesser-known speech
Once again, today marks a day where folks who would never have supported Dr. King decide they should praise him
Still no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election
After more than a year and countless investigations into election fraud, the big lie continues to be a big lie
Sean Hannity’s TXT Messages To Mark Meadows [Updated]
How the host’s off-camera views contradict what he was telling his audience
Pandemic, Trauma, and Identity
There’s something happening here. But what it is ain’t exactly clear.
Manchin Shoots BBB Dead, Dead, Dead
The West Virginia Senator has taken the football from Charlie Brown and gone home.
The Divide Within Our Parties is Almost as Wide as that Between Them
Pew’s new typology shows the diversity of both US political parties.
Nobody Watches Cable News
A media critic argues we pay outsized attention to the goings-on at Fox, MSNBC, and CNN.
Tribal Lenses and Criminal Justice
Our reactions to recent murder trials tells us a lot about our divided country.
The Narrative of the ‘MSM Narrative’
Journalism is terrible except when compared to the alternatives.
Evangelical Politics in the Time of Polarization and Covid
A piece in The Atlantic inspires thoughts.
DeSantis’ Gall, Obfuscation, and Dishonesty
As the pandemic’s effects continue to worsen in Florida, DeSantis continues to play the worst kind of politics.
Trump and Pompeo Set Afghanistan Fiasco in Motion
They’ve got a lot of gall blaming Biden for this mess.
“Why do Liberals Hate Orban?” is not the Right Question
The right questions are: 1) why do some some on the right like him, and 2) should this concern us all?
Has America Reached Peak Vaccination?
The rate at which Americans are getting COVID shots is slowing rapidly.
