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The Majority is Under Assault
At the beginning of the first January 6 Committee hearing, Chair Bennie Thompson (D-MS) spoke of the link between political extremism in the U.S. and …
The Twilight of Our Democracy?
Whatever the revelations of the January 6 Committee hearings, including Trump’s obvious coup attempt, this humble spirit is once again struck by the terrible anger …
After All He’s Done for Us
When asked why he was willing to attack the U.S. Capitol and try to overturn the 2020 election, one of Trump’s MAGA minions, a member …
An Artillerist’s Take on Gun Culture
As someone who achieved fame as a Confederate artillerist (“Lee’s boy artillerist,” they called me), I acknowledge I may not be the best advocate for …
Children Dying at School
Speakers at the NRA’s annual convention, including former president Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), repeatedly blamed the mass shooting of elementary school children …
White America’s Fear of Blacks
The mass shooting at a TOPS grocery store in Buffalo, NY, in which ten African Americans were killed, should make it clear what America’s gun …
The Median Age is Deceased
To paraphrase the long-gone comedian George Jessel (1898-1981), the median age of the Democrats’ congressional leadership is deceased. Nancy Pelosi’s achievements deserve our respect, but …
Power and Control
This humble spirit firmly agrees with those who contend that overturning Roe v. Wade is all about power and control, not protecting the lives of …
White Nationalist Patriots
This year the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) will be held in Budapest, Hungary, with Viktor Orban, the country’s recently reelected strongman prime minister, serving …
Honoring War Criminals
So, what do you think of Putin honoring the Russian soldiers who committed war crimes— purposely slaughtering civilians, including beheadings and torture—in Bucha, Ukraine? He …
Trump’s Thing for Putin
Doesn’t it seem more than a coincidence that Donald Trump is just about the only remaining Republican left who hasn’t denounced Vladimir Putin for invading …
Russia’s Atrocities
Russia is committing crimes against humanity in Ukraine, striking civilian targets and killing innocent people for no purpose but to disrupt any semblance of civilized …
The Impending Midterms
Whatever their shortcomings, we need the Democrats to protect us from the MAGAs who are poised to take over the House, if not the Senate, …
Mrs. Supreme Court Justice
How many shoes are yet to drop in the investigation of the January 6th Capitol Insurrection and Trump’s “Big Lie”? Last week we learned that …
Putin’s Useful Idiot(s)
Putin’s barbaric attack on Ukraine and the world’s overwhelming opposition have left America’s far-right engaged in a tizzy of distortions and back-peddling. Even Hungary, which …
Russia’s Oligarchs
Take a look below at Russia’s richest oligarchs. Along with Vladimir Putin, they are the greedy old dudes who own and control Russia, most especially …
Sanction Russia’s Oil and Gas
Putin and his band of oligarchs have a lot in common with the lords of the 19th century “Cotton Kingdom,” the “slave power” that took …
The Attack on Ukraine
Vladimir Putin, an authoritarian dictator who has turned Russia into a kleptocracy, is in the process of destroying democratic Ukraine for no purpose but to …
Ya Think?!
Ahmaud Arbery’s convicted killers (Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan) were tried in federal court this past week to determine whether the murder …
Freedom Convoys
Even as a strong advocate of the First Amendment, meaning free speech and the right to peaceful assembly, it’s hard not to be concerned about …