Happy 2018! If the Democratic Party can take control of either the House or the Senate in this year’s midterm elections, it will have been a good year. There are a lot of interesting opportunities for Democratic candidates to beat Republican incumbents or pick up open seats. One is the district in which I grewContinue reading “2018 Midterm Elections – New Jersey 11th Congressional District”
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Weekend Links
Hope everyone had a great Halloween. We arranged a trick-or-treating experience for the kids in our school with the help of 20+ friendly businesses here in Dali, Yunnan Province in China. It was a lot of fun. As my wife noted, it was interesting to see how quickly Chinese kids – who had never been trick-or-treating beforeContinue reading “Weekend Links”
Boehner Saves the Day, Sort Of
We won’t have John Boehner to kick around much longer and it looks like he’ll succeed in doing the country a favor by kicking his party’s own Freedom Caucus in the teeth before he steps down as Speaker. I still hesitate to give much credit in a situation that involves Republican party leaders saving theContinue reading “Boehner Saves the Day, Sort Of”
Weekend Links
Teaching today and tomorrow, so I might not get around to another full post this week. Some links: First, some self-promotion. Here’s a link to something I wrote this week. It’s my longest essay and I think my best one so far. I tried to explain the leadership crisis in the House and why it’s kind of aContinue reading “Weekend Links”
Morning Coffee in China Links
Working for an English training school in China means teaching on Saturday and Sunday, so my weekend is actually Wednesday and Thursday. It’s a gorgeous day here, as you can see, but I’ve come down with a cold. Better take it easy and catch up on my internets. Like Josh Marshall, I really like ViceContinue reading “Morning Coffee in China Links”
The House Leadership Crisis, Explained
Republicans in national politics all basically agree on the same agenda: keep taxes as low as possible, raise the eligibility ages for Medicare and Social Security and decrease their benefits, destroy Obamacare, gut the Environmental Protection Agency, force all women to bring their pregnancies to term regardless of circumstances, allow fundamentalist Christians to impose their beliefs on others, roundContinue reading “The House Leadership Crisis, Explained”
How Not to Govern in America
John Boehner’s decision to resign as Speaker later next month can help explain why the Republican Party in its current state is incapable of governing. As Jonathan Chait points out, Boehner resigned/was ousted because of extremely unrealistic expectations that he would, or could, force Obama to cave to conservative demands. The story here is quite simple.Continue reading “How Not to Govern in America”
Nonsense Consensus 