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Tuesday Links

Hard to believe the election was already a week ago. Life goes on, but it has been disorienting. A loved one turned off Nirvana’s “Come as You Are” in favor of Creed’s “With Arms Wide Open” the other day. I don’t know anything anymore. Steve Bannon becoming chief strategist for President-elect Donald Trump’s White House should beContinue reading “Tuesday Links”

Donald Trump Defies Expectations Yet Again

Congratulations to Donald Trump, Republican candidates and their supporters for their many victories last night. Obviously, they weren’t the results I was hoping for or expecting. That Trump could and would win the Republican nomination for president has been a major theme of my blogging. And I always thought he had a chance to win the presidency,Continue reading “Donald Trump Defies Expectations Yet Again”

Election Links Roundup

I gotta say, not a whole lot has changed in this election since I was routinely blogging here twice or three times a week. Since my thinking has not really changed much throughout this campaign, I’m happy to let the following pieces stand in for my laziness these past couple months. As some in the country are stillContinue reading “Election Links Roundup”

Trump Finally Jumps the Shark

https://youtu.be/t4ZGKI8vpcg The Republican Convention was a tour de farce of plagiarism, F-list celebrities, lies, and stupidity, capped off by Trump’s “This country is a hellhole, and you’re all going to stay unemployed, lose your jobs and/or die if you don’t elect me” speech. The Democratic Convention was a well-run affair, featuring speeches by actual celebrities andContinue reading “Trump Finally Jumps the Shark”

There’s a Candidate for President Who May Be Bought, and It’s Not Hillary Clinton

There’s no right way to get back into blogging after a month-long hiatus, so I’ll just dive right in again. There’s a lot coming out at the moment about Donald Trump and some of his advisers’ connections to Russia and Vladimir Putin’s cronies. A taste, from the first article I read about what should become a majorContinue reading “There’s a Candidate for President Who May Be Bought, and It’s Not Hillary Clinton”

Voting is About Empowering the Political Movement With Which You Agree Most, Not About Feeling All Warm and Fuzzy (Though It’s Great If Your Party’s Candidate Makes You Feel That Way!)

Since Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic Party’s nominee and the choices are clear before the American people, it’s important to sharpen our thinking around voting. I’ve written about this before, but it’s worth revisiting now that there are three candidates. The third candidate whom I’m referring to is Gary Johnson. There has already been some “JohnsonContinue reading “Voting is About Empowering the Political Movement With Which You Agree Most, Not About Feeling All Warm and Fuzzy (Though It’s Great If Your Party’s Candidate Makes You Feel That Way!)”

Some Well-Meaning Advice* for Anti-Trump Republicans

Behold! There is a white knight for anti-Trump Republicans after all. His name is Gary Johnson, Republican Governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003, now turned Libertarian and likely to be that party’s nominee for president in 2016. He’s polling at 10% in matchups with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton at the moment, andContinue reading “Some Well-Meaning Advice* for Anti-Trump Republicans”

How I Got Trump Right; or, How Did I Make Such a Lucky Guess?

The last few weeks have featured some interesting pieces by prominent reporters and analysts about why they severely underestimated Donald Trump’s chances at the Republican nomination. For my money, the most worthwhile so far is this one by “data journalist” Nate Silver at his website FiveThirtyEight. He and his team put Trump’s chances at 2% last August and raisedContinue reading “How I Got Trump Right; or, How Did I Make Such a Lucky Guess?”

The Trumptanic Sails at Dawn

https://youtu.be/6zR-uVcvAXY Fortunately, we have a rich cultural vocabulary we can use to discuss the 2016 Republican nomination contest. Back in January, I wondered if the Republican “establishment” – whatever that means anymore – would be able to chase down their Frankenstein’s monster. With Ted Cruz dropping out after getting clobbered in Indiana yesterday and Donald Trump’sContinue reading “The Trumptanic Sails at Dawn”