Snopes gets it wrong
“No,” proclaims the longtime fact-checking site Snopes, “Trump Did Not Call Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists ‘Very Fine People’.” It’s a … Continue reading Snopes gets it wrong
Category: Our Long National Nightmare
Once again, the Constitution is not a magic spell
A recent online exchange has me a little tense about a lot of things. Here, in short, is the backdrop. … Continue reading Once again, the Constitution is not a magic spell
Colorado says Trump can’t be on the ballot. Is that allowed?
Welcome to a surprise episode of Our Long National Nightmare because, after months of no one having the guts to … Continue reading Colorado says Trump can’t be on the ballot. Is that allowed?
The Last Official Republican Debate: Running to Replace Trump Without Running Against Trump
The strange Republican primary season had its fourth debate – its final official one – on December 6th, hosted by … Continue reading The Last Official Republican Debate: Running to Replace Trump Without Running Against Trump
The Third Debate Was Better, but it’s Still a Fight for Second Place
The third Republican debate was held on November 8th on NBC – and was uploaded to YouTube officially this time. … Continue reading The Third Debate Was Better, but it’s Still a Fight for Second Place
A Primary Debate Without the Primary’s Leading Candidate
What’s that? It’s presidential primary season?! Well, I guess it’s time for your resident debate hate-watcher to come out of … Continue reading A Primary Debate Without the Primary’s Leading Candidate
“I Never Imagined Leopards Would Obstruct MY Face,” sobs leader of the Leopards Obstructing People’s Faces Party.
In six rounds of carefully managed balloting, Republicans made their dividing line extremely clear. The 200-or-so members of the party … Continue reading “I Never Imagined Leopards Would Obstruct MY Face,” sobs leader of the Leopards Obstructing People’s Faces Party.
Justice Thomas seems to think a lot of things can be overturned – except Loving v. Virginia
In his concurrence in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that it was high time the … Continue reading Justice Thomas seems to think a lot of things can be overturned – except Loving v. Virginia
What is liberty?
A draft opinion of the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was leaked late Monday and seems … Continue reading What is liberty?
The old rules don’t work anymore
The Walt Disney Company used to control Florida’s government. In 1965, Governor W. Haydon Burns hosted a press conference with … Continue reading The old rules don’t work anymore