The Primary Process Is Killing Democracy
Reading Time: 9 minutes Nearly every part of the current primary process defeats the purpose of finding good candidates. Let’s burn the old system to the ground and start over. Here is how.
You’re Not a Crook — Trump Pardons Those Who Are Like Him
Reading Time: < 1 minute President Donald Trump never thinks he does anything wrong. That explains why he pardons the celebrity crooks whose crimes resemble his own.
Something Is Rotten in Absurdistan
Reading Time: 5 minutes It takes a banana republic to know one.
Psst! The Media Sucks at Predicting Primary Winners
Reading Time: < 1 minute The media has a poor track record of predicting who will win presidential primaries. No wonder many Americans feel that journalists are out of touch with what is really happening in the country.
Romney vs. Trump: A Tale of Two Personalities
Reading Time: 4 minutes The last two Republican presidential nominees may have mostly overlapping political beliefs, but their personalities could not be more different.
Susan Collins Has All the Faith in the World
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is either extremely gullible or very dishonest.
A Sense of Decency, at Last
Reading Time: 2 minutes Thank you, Mitt Romney, for shaming your party.
A Democrat Who Isn’t Running Already Won Tomorrow’s Caucuses
Reading Time: 4 minutes Before the first vote has been cast, we already know who won in Iowa.
Impeachment Trial Exposes Twisted Legal Minds
Reading Time: < 1 minute Donald Trump’s impeachment trial not only exposed the president’s wrongdoing, but also the twisted hypocrisy of Ken Starr, Alan Dershowitz, and others.
Like a Fox — How a TV Channel Is Tearing America Apart
Reading Time: 7 minutes For two decades, Fox News has made piles of money from creating a fictional America in which conservatives are under assault and can play the victim. Under Trump, the network stopped pretending that it is fair and balanced.