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I’d like to suggest a new tradition in the period immediately following an election – to choose this time to…
I wasn’t thrilled reading the title and intro to Yglesias’ article, “House Democrats must resist Trump’s infrastructure trap”:President Donald Trump’s…
I saw a reference to Seneca while reading Let It Shine, a history of solar energy (more on the book…
Longtime readers may remember that I (Brian speaking here), realizing what great reputations politicians had, decided to become one myself,…
Much craziness over Kavanaugh. Separate from the recent controversy is his opinion on upholding settled precedent, wherein he pretends that…
The headline is the answer to where we spent our summer vacation: two weeks in Mongolia, finishing with a week…
I share the same appalled reaction as the rest of the planet to Trump’s dimunitive behavior when standing next to…
Some good news for a change:The Democratic National Committee voted over the weekend to ban donations from fossil fuel companies,…
Page 581:With relentless propaganda, the Nationalists played on the electorate’s racial anxieties at every opportunity. They paid particular attention to…