Immigration Roiling Politics Globally

Those seeking to escape the global south are facing resistance from DC to London to Paris.

Senate Approves Back Pay For Delayed Military Promotions

Doing the right thing after doing the wrong thing.

Transgender Teachers Suing Florida Over Pronoun Restrictions

The inevitable pushback against the pushback has begun.

Dozens Quitting Congress

Take this job and shove it. I ain’t workin’ here no more.

On the Median Voter

A David Brooks column inspires some thoughts.

House Passes Laddered CR with Democratic Support

A second Republican Speaker has reached across the aisle to avert a government shutdown.

What’s ‘Political Dysfunction’?

I know it when I see it.

Dueling House Votes

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

Mike Johnson is Very Religious

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

I Guess the Whip Can’t Count

Emmer drops out.

An Observation about American Democracy

The ongoing Republican debacle and what it says about representative democracy in the US.

House GOP Drowning [UPDATED]

In a bathtub?

Two GOPs

A policy-leaning wing and a political-leaning wing make for an unworkable coalition.

Israel at War: It’s a Reckoning

A roundup of news and opinon.

House Passes 45-Day Continuing Resolution

It appears a shutdown has been averted after all.

Dianne Feinstein, 1933-2023

A trailblazer is gone at 90.

Republican Crazies Forcing Government Shutdown

The House is in recess as the exasperated GOP leadership tries to figure a way out.

A Different Democracy, Indeed

A trip through comparative democratic reform.

Fight Over Military Promotions Intensifies

There’s no end in sight to an absurd standoff.

Bill Richardson, 1947-2023

The longtime politician and statesman is gone at 75.

France’s Crackdown on Religious Garb Expands

The abaya is now banned as well.

When Allies Become Heretics

Call-out culture has become a circular firing squad.

First Republican Debate of 2024 Season

Vivek Ramaswamy’s national coming out party was, well, interesting.

14th Amendment Solutions

One weird trick could save us from Trump.

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Transwomen Banned from Chess Competition

A decision that makes no obvious sense.

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Why America’s News Networks Are So Bad

It’s Nixon’s fault?

Dan Patrick’s Response to the Texas A&M Faculty Suspension Controversy

His column in the Houston Chronicle fails to impress.

The World Is Catching Up

Americans have taken the dominance of the Women’s National Team for granted.

America’s Forgotten Empire

Our Pacific territories are giving more than they’re getting.

Legislative Signal v. Political Noise

The weakness of anti-drag queen legislation.

House and Senate on Defense Bill Collision Course

A standoff over social issues may derail a $900 billion budget bill.

Tales of Florida Governance

Fun in the sunshine state.

The Depressing State of House Republicans

We all suffer if the the unserious have power.

Joint Chiefs Stymied by One Idiot Senator

Tommy Tuberville’s stunt is now impacting the highest levels of the military.

Thinking about the Past

Thoughts after reading Part 2 of the Reuter’s series, “Slavery’s Descendants”

Anarchy in France

The rioting never seems to stop.

SCOTUS Lets Stand Transgender ADA Inclusion

The justices declined to review a bizarre 4th Circuit decision.

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College for Convicts

A massive expansion of the Pell Grant program for prisoners goes into effect next month.

Looking to Poland

Protests against the governing party signal tensions in advance of fall elections.

The Good Guys Do Propaganda, Too

Ukraine is heavily censoring foreign media.

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Biden the Adult in the Room

There’s been a load of compromising.

The Education Senator Redux

Tuberville claims he was taken “out of context.”

Debt Ceiling Deal Reached ‘in Principle’

We almost wrecked the economy . . . for this?

NYC Bans Height-Weight Discrimination

They join DC and San Francisco.

The Changing Nature of the Internet

Why Google isn’t AltaVista.

When Does Politics Stop Being Politics?

When we do it, it’s negotiation. When they do it, it’s hostage taking—and terrorism.