Where The Gays Are

A breakdown of new survey data.

Trump the Supreme Loser

He appointed a third of the Justices but has the worst record before them in modern history.

Guiliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million

A Pyrrhic victory in one of many cases against America’s mayor.

New York Gerrymander May Be Back

A never-ending saga of politicians choosing their voters.

Norman Lear, 1922-2023

A television icon is gone at 101.

Liberal Professors Fleeing Florida

The DeSantis crackdown on academic freedom is having its desired effect.

George Santos Expelled

The serial fabulist becomes an ignominious footnote.

Sandra Day O’Connor, 1930-2023

The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court is gone at 93.

Kevin McCarthy Likely to Leave Congress

The unworkable Republican caucus is about to get less workable.

Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023

The most important and controversial American diplomat of the postwar era is gone at 100.

Dozens Quitting Congress

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

This is Fascistic

Another sad data point about current politics.

President Joe Biden boards Marine One at the Wall Street Landing Zone in Manhattan, Wednesday, September 20, 2023 en route to JFK International Airport in Queens, New York. The Statue of Liberty can be seen in the background. President Joe Biden boards Marine One at the Wall Street Landing Zone in Manhattan, Wednesday, September 20, 2023 en route to JFK International Airport in Queens, New York. The Statue of Liberty can be seen in the background.

Old Man Biden and Young Would-Be Voters

The President has tepid support in the 18-29 demographic.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden portrait style Donald Trump and Joe Biden portrait style

Objective Journalism in an Objectively Uneven Contest

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

Dueling Election Takes

Let the punditry begin.

Counting the Right Votes

White Christian nationalism and the fight for control of America.

One Year Out

Looking ahead to November 5, 2024

Dueling House Votes

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

Home Schooling Exploding if You Were Taught Math at Home

The innumeracy hurts.

Israel Hits Refugee Camp, Targeting Hamas Leaders

Muddled reporting of a messy situation.

Biden Is Old and Feeble, Says Old, Feeble Man

Trump is making verbal gaffes while making fun of Biden’s verbal gaffes.

Matthew Perry, 1969-2023

The actor best known for his role in “Friends” is gone at 54.

Who The Hell is Dean Phillips?

It’s quite the week for politicians with generic names nobody has ever heard of.

Mike Johnson is Very Religious

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

Jordan Strikes Out

Three increasingly-embarrassing defeats is all you get, apparently.

President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina.

President Biden to Visit Israel

A high-stakes move.

Israel, Hamas, and the Laws of War

It’s . . . complicated.

Scalise Drops Out of Speaker Race. What Now?

The clown show still lacks a ringmaster.

Israel at War: It’s a Reckoning

A roundup of news and opinon.

Dick Butkus, 1942-2023

The legendary football player and pitchman is gone at 80.

Dianne Feinstein, 1933-2023

A trailblazer is gone at 90.

Fraudster Trump

The chickens are slowly coming home to roost.

Hollywood Writers Strike Settlement

A short-term win for creatives and a longer-term loss?

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The Corruption of Justice Thomas

We need reform.

David Brooks’ $78 Airport Burger

A joke(?) gone a-rye.

The Menendez Indictment (Updated)

Also: calls for his resignation.

Should The Press Pick a Side?

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

Does Comedy Have to be Based on Truth?

Hasan Minhaj is a serial liar. Does it matter?

President Joe Biden drives a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon during a clean cars event, Thursday, August 5, 2021, on the South Lawn Driveway of the White House. President Joe Biden drives a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon during a clean cars event, Thursday, August 5, 2021, on the South Lawn Driveway of the White House.

The Politics of An Auto Strike

The President’s support for labor and aggressive action on climate change are in tension.

9/11 at 22

Generations of young Americans weren’t alive or have no real memory of the event.

Biden’s Reverse Midas Touch

His message isn’t getting through. Is it the messenger?

Democrats for Christie

A perennial fantasy has a new standard bearer.

Bill Richardson, 1947-2023

The longtime politician and statesman is gone at 75.

Jimmy Buffett, 1946-2023

The Gulf and Western singer, songwriter, and mogul has died at 76.

Et tu, Lexington?

The Economist joins the “Biden is too old” bandwagon.

Donald Trump Promises Retribution if Re-Elected

Yet more evidence of an unfit, unstable candidate.

Stupid Polling Tricks

Americans don’t want either Trump or Biden! Film at 11.

Russia Laundering Propaganda Through Western Media

The US government is fighting back, albeit subtly.