It’s not as hard as I thought it would be to praise Congress for doing its job
The Senate took action first, agreeing on spending authorizations to keep the government operating until the end of the fiscal year; the House did the same the next day. Thing is, they both did what...
View ArticleOh, would you look at what those crazy Americans have done now
Finding a new angle for a story is one good way to shed light on an event so a reader can see aspects that have been obscured by the shadows of unfamiliarity, ignorance or prejudice. Today in Slate...
View ArticleIt’s a shame to think that I think like this
But, I do: I was surprised—pleasantly surprised—to see the headline “Ted Cruz, Newt Gingrich Defend Mandela Against GOP Critics.” My new senator hasn’t impressed me much, not during the campaign last...
View ArticleOh, for a little straight talk now that spring is in the air
The political reaction to the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is the clearest evidence I’ve seen lately of the sclerotic thinking that passes for wisdom and strategy in American politics....
View ArticleIt matters
Today the U.S. House of Representatives impeached the president of the United States. Even though the chances are vanishingly small that the United States Senate will remove this president from office...
View ArticleWh-wh-wh-what?
I had to go back and read it again: did that story indicate that Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate are in agreement on a bill designed to fight off some future “January 6” effort to steal...
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