Challenges and Threats to Representative Government in the United States
Thoughts on the quality of our democracy.
Congressional Budget Office Score Of Health Care Bill Is More Bad News For GOP
The latest CBO score for the American Health Care Act is bad news for Republicans.
Another Week, Another Demonstration Of President Trump’s Dangerous Incompetence
President Trump’s decision to share highly classified information with the Russians is yet another demonstration of his dangerous hubris and incompetence.
Donald Trump To Put His Narcissism On Display In The White House
Soon visitors to the White House will be able to see Donald Trump’s “yuge” election win on display for all to see.
Trump Skips Nerd Prom, Attacks The Press In Speech To Supporters
Instead of attending the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, Donald Trump spent his Saturday attacking the press and the First Amendment.
Another North Korean Missile Test Fails As Tensions Continue To Rise
The North Koreans failed to successfully test a longer-range missile again yesterday, but tensions on the Korean Peninsula seem destined to increase in any case.
Trump’s First Quarter GDP Numbers Aren’t Exactly Impressive
The first scorecard for President Trump’s first economic quarter in office isn’t exactly very good.
Tensions Rise On Korean Peninsula As North Korea Threatens Another Nuclear Test
North Korea is threatening another nuclear test, the United States is threatening retaliation, and China is warning of a ‘gathering storm’ on the Korean Peninsula.
China Appears To Be Putting More Pressure On North Korea
Has China finally had enough of North Korea?
Montenegro To Become Member Of NATO For No Good Reason
The tiny Balkan nation of Montenegro is set to become the latest member of the NATO alliance despite the fact that there is seemingly no good reason for it.
Trump Administration Not Rushing To Move U.S. Embassy To Jerusalem
Despite campaign promises, President Trump appears to be putting off any immediate decision on the location of the U.S. Embassy to Israel.
Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
A potentially controversial commutation from President Obama today.
OTB Caption Contest Winners
The Speak Softly and Carry A Ghundi Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
OTB Caption Contest Winners
The A Priest, a Rabbi and a Swami walk into a Babar Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
New Emails And F.B.I. Notes Show Clinton Still Hasn’t Put Email Issue Behind Her
Another set of revelations shows that the Clinton campaign has yet to put the email story behind it.
Hillary Clinton Gets Her Post-Convention Bounce, Takes Back The Lead In The Polls
Hillary Clinton appears to be doing very well in the wake of the first round of post-convention polls.
Conventions Helped Trump More, Even Though His Was Awful and Hers Wasn’t
The one with the better convention seems to have lost ground over the last two weeks.
Trump Leads Clinton After Convention Bounce
The worst convention in history has given Trump a yuuge bounce.
Could Crazy Donald Trump Actually Win The Presidency?
While a Clinton landslide seems obvious after the dumpster fire of a Republican convention, the race is close.
ISIS Suicide Bombers Hit Inside Saudi Arabia
The wave of Ramadan attacks continues, including a strike near the second holiest site in Islam.
Clinton Holds Slight Lead Over Trump As General Election Race Begins
Hillary Clinton has a slight lead in national polling over Donald Trump as the battle for the White House really begins.
OTB Caption Contest Winners
The A Fish Called Wanna (Be President) Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
