Justice Delayed; Democracy Denied
Yesterday, the Supreme Court, in a remarkably one-sided 7-2 decision, struck down a lower court’s ruling that the North Carolina Congressional...
Monthly Archive: January 2018
Governing By Extortion
With the possible exception of the tax bill that was passed with the open admission it was solely intended to placate...
Media Coverage Of 2016 Election Looks Worse Every Day
Every day, the press coverage of the 2016 election looks worse and worse. We already know about the excessive focus on...
Our Democracy, Dying By A Thousand Cuts
The Trump administration’s assault on our democracy and the rule of law continues unchecked. The most recent assaults range from threatening...
Economy May Be Improving But It's Still Not Healthy
Having been forced to endure endless press stories about how Trump voters are sticking with him despite the fact that the...
Australian Open Recap And Predictions
The Australian Open seems to have snuck up on me this year. I didn’t even realize it had begun until last...
DACA And The Looming Government Shutdown
At this point, it seems pretty clear that both Trump and the Republicans believe that they can use DACA and the...
Getting Electoral Reform On The Ballot And Saving Our Democracy
In the 2004 election, Republicans used ballot initiatives opposing same-sex marriage to drive voter turnout. In fact, some credit those initiatives...
