Is Donald Trump Ending American Democracy?
Disagreement between Republicans and Democrats on the Trump administration’s tax policy is a given. But President Donald Trump’s attacks on the pillars of U.S. democracy is something every American should fight, says Brian Klass, an academic who studies authoritarian regimes.
For Shame: Supreme Court Revives Trump’s Awful Travel Ban
The Supreme Court said Monday that most of President Trump's travel ban executive order can go into effect, delivering the first major victory to the...
Why the Electoral College Gets a Failing Grade
Mind experiments worked well enough for Erwin Schrödinger to get him a magical cat. Let’s try it here, shall we? Now, let’s suppose your city...
Donald Trump Has Never Heard of the Supremacy Clause
I have so many questions. As I learned in grade school, a treaty ratified by the Senate and signed by the President counts, under the...
Getting It Wrong on the Declaration of Independence
I have already written about my Independence Day routine, my annual ritual of reading through the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and, on occasion,...
Armed Militia Takes Over Federal Building in Oregon
A parade of militia members and Harney County residents marches up Court Avenue to show their support for the Hammond ranching family. Two family members...
Hillary Clinton to Use Executive Orders as President To Circumvent GOP Congress
On the campaign trail, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has pledged to use executive orders to increase her clout in the White House to work...
Ben Carson: No Abortion Exceptions For Rape Or Incest
As already noted by Driftglass, MSNBC, yet again, gives a giant eff you to all its viewers. The once liberal-ish network added Bloomberg Politics' With...
‘Egyptologist’ Ben Carson’s Pyramid Theory Is Bugf*ck Crazy Like the Christians That Believe It
From Album 5 In comments below Lillian noted amateur Egyptologist Ben Carson has a unique theory about the pyramids: Dr. Ben Carson on Wednesday night...
Ben Carson: Many Americans Are ‘Stupid’
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, whose poll numbers have taken off thanks to enthusiastic populist support, seems to hold a more skeptical view of voters...
Republicans Afraid to Debate Widespread Voter Fraud
We hear about the legacy of slavery and we think of modern remnants of a nearly ancient wrong. Slavery ended a century and a half...
Loopy Ben Carson Doesn’t Want To Restructure Medicare- He Wants To Kill It Entirely
You'd think a doctor would know better, but he is a specialist and specialists really don't much care for Medicare or any health care plan...
Republicans Artificially Manufactured Best-Selling Books For Years But Ted Cruz Took It One Step Too Far
Do the republicans have any sense of morality and ethical behavior or do they protest too much? Have you ever wondered how so many wacky...
Hillary Clinton Tells Gay Boy That His Future Will Be ‘Amazing’
Did you know that LGBT youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide than their straight counterparts? It's a common enough sentiment among LGBT youth...