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Q&A Time

Hopefully answering a reader question (but probably just making it all worse).

The Road to Here (and the Rocky Road Ahead)

The role of American political institutions.

The Least Dangerous Branch?

The apparently eminent demise of abortion rights has reignited an old debate.

EU Tries to Regulate Social Media

Brussels has gotten ahead of Washington in regulating mostly American-based Internet companies.

Orrin Hatch, 1934-2022

The longest-serving Republican Senator has died at the age of 88.

Democrats Prepared for Impending Doom

Party leaders are treating an electoral defeat as inevitable.

More on Florida’s Higher Ed “Reform”

Pointless change that will increase costs and create confusion.

Florida Abolishes Professor Tenure

Because they’re indoctrinating the youth with their biased agendas and liberal, unfactual diastribes.

Ukraine War Ruining Biden’s Plans

Crises tend to be distracting.

COVID Normalcy and the American Gerontocracy

Speaker Pelosi has it. Is President Biden next?

Republican-led States Testing Abortion Limits

Oklahoma’s near-total ban is part of a larger trend.

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CRT? Tired. Groomers? Wired!

The latest strategic moral panic from the far right

Is this Cancel Culture?

Two related examples: are they “cancel culture” or not?

CDC Rescinds Title 42, Democrats Panic

Two April Fool’s Day orders are no joke. And they’re apparently causing confusion.

Joe Manchin’s Conflict of Interest

The most important man in the Senate got rich the old fashioned way.

Biden Pleads for Regime Change in Russia

The President commits a Kinsley gaffe.

The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body

A hundred Senators actually didn’t mean to change our clocks.

The Senate is Passing Legislation!

Do you believe in miracles?

DNA and handcuffs DNA and handcuffs

San Francisco Crime Lab Regularly Searched Victim DNA for Criminal Matches

An example of how lack of regulation leads to practices that damage public faith in policing

The impact of a record: 46% of unemployed U.S. men have criminal convictions

Why clearing criminal records makes economic sense

US Inflation at 40-Year High

Can the Misery Index be far behind?

Why Would Anyone Want to be a Senator?

Two popular Republican governors have declined a chance to join the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body.

A Modest Step on Voting Integrity

It’s Manchin-approved.

Normalizing Political Violence

In their censure of Cheney and Kinzinger the GOP wants to rewrite history.

[I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!] [I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!]

The Onion is Right Again: Black History Month & CRT-Bans Edition

I’m shocked, shocked, to find that this is happening here.

Clarence Thomas’ Continuing Conflict

Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion. Alas.

The Children Must Be Protected!

But from what? Comparing two stories from Tennessee that show our society’s contradictory impulses when it comes to “protecting the children.”

Which Black Woman Will Biden Appoint to the Supreme Court?

The 46th President will follow the lead of the 40th in making a historic appointment.

On Moderate Legislative Power and Other Political Dreams

A bloc of moderates is not coming to a Senate near you.

Biden Fighting the Last War

Is the administration governing like it’s 2009?

1+1=3 1+1=3

Pence Likens Election Reform to Capitol Riots

It doesn’t add up.

Why isn’t Biden Magical?

Some pundits have high standards.

SCOTUS Blocks Federal Vaccine Mandate

The highest court in the land issued a split decision on President Biden’s COVID policy.

January 6th Yeah But-ism

Yes the riots were a disgrace but the Democrats . . . .

If It Was an Insurrection, Why Hasn’t Anyone Been Charged with ‘Insurrection’?

It doesn’t matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove.

Biden’s January 6 Anniversary Speech

A necessary but likely irrelevant gesture.

Harry Reid, 1939-2021

The longtime Senate leader is gone at 82.

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Kamala Harris is Frustrated

Apparently, getting her elected President is not a high enough priority in the Biden White House.

On the Number of Parties 3: More Sophisticated Counting

The effective number of parties.

Manchin Shoots BBB Dead, Dead, Dead

The West Virginia Senator has taken the football from Charlie Brown and gone home.

Washington State Senator Dies of Covid-19

Opponent of vaccine mandates succumbs to Covid-19.

The Non-ending Joe Manchin Saga

Is the stalwart of Senate bipartisanship interested in governing?

On the Number of Parties 1: Basic Counting, Part 1

Counting is not necessarily as straightforward as it may seem.

Warren’s Argument for Court Packing

It’s not compelling.

Back to Court Expansion

Two members of the presidential commission reach the conclusion that expansion is needed.

RVA Pro Gun Rally 2020-11 Streets of Richmond, VA RVA Pro Gun Rally 2020-11 Streets of Richmond, VA

Vigilante Politics

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

Peak Fact-Checking?

Not every argument can be tested on a Pinocchio scale.

Military Justice Reform Watered Down

The Pentagon brass have defeated a supermajority coalition in Congress.

Democrats Frustrated They Can’t Pass Biden’s Build Back Better Bill

They’re searching for good times. But just wait and see.