Politics The Democrats’ Non-binary Dilemma The Democratic Party’s shift towards identity politics and neglect of economic issues set the stage for Trump’s rise. Here’s why their failure was decades in the making.
Politics Featured The Purge Fight or flight, the hysterical reaction to the 2024 election needs to be tempered with a dose of reality... and a purge of the leadership that made it inevitable.
Politics Biden, All Guns Blazing on Reform Biden intends to use precious political capital on gun legislation that is likely to fail, will have significant political fallout, and if passed is unlikely to ameliorate gun violence. Why?
Politics Featured Destroying White Privilege This foray in the cul de sac of wokeness may cost us a generation of progress on racial justice. Is there any alternative?
Politics Featured Biden Disqualified Who says that Joe Biden’s support of the Iraq War disqualifies him?
Politics Featured Sanders or Warren? Establishment Dems are trying to force a brokered convention to block Bernie Sanders from becoming the nominee. How does Elizabeth Warren fit in?
Politics Featured The Candidate With the Most Votes Wins Bernie Sanders believes the person with the most votes should be the nominee, and said so emphatically. The other candidates gave various versions of “follow the party rules” which would enable superdelegates to select someone who did not win the popular vote.
Democrats Featured Warren vs Bernie, CNN Cage Match Version If you thought we were going to be able to stick to debating the issues, the Warren vs Bernie cage match arranged by CNN has dispelled that fantasy. The last thing the mainstream media wants to do is debate the issues.
Politics Featured Gun Control and the Swing States To win, political candidates must appeal to voters in swing states with strong gun cultures. Popular measures like Universal Background Checks may garner votes, but ineffective, unpopular ones like the Assault Weapons Ban are problematic.
Politics The Betrayal of Julian Assange The indictment has collided with domestic US politics in a way that does not bode well for Mr. Assange nor for freedom of the press.
