Donald Trump’s presidency has been unsurprising. One of the least surprising aspects of it thus far is that Nazis, Klansmen, and white supremacists are marching through American streets and assaulting peaceful counter-protestors with impunity. There is irony in the fact that a clear majority of white people, decrying what they perceive as Democrats’ “identity politics,”Continue reading “Enabling Nazis, Klansmen, and White Supremacists Is No Way to Go Through Life, Son”
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Meaningful Differences Between Democrats and Republicans, Part Infinity
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is doubling down on some of the worst aspects of the War on Drugs. If people think Hillary Clinton’s attorney general would have done this, I’ve got coveted spots at Trump University to sell them. The stupidest votes in the 2016 presidential election were the votes that ignored meaningful differences betweenContinue reading “Meaningful Differences Between Democrats and Republicans, Part Infinity”
Is It Irresponsible to Speculate? It Would Be Irresponsible Not to.
http://gph.is/28S2Ocn I have always wanted to use the above title as a headline. I must confess, however, that it’s not my own original language. Peggy Noonan – a former speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan now near the end of a staggeringly long, well-compensated, yet puerile career – is the author. She is the savant who wrote speeches forContinue reading “Is It Irresponsible to Speculate? It Would Be Irresponsible Not to.”
Incompetent Through and Through
The Republican Party apparatus is having a really difficult day today. First, someone in charge of the Twitter account for the Republican National Committee tweeted out a spurious quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln. Not long after that, someone else (probably?) at the US Department of Education misspelled the name of W.E.B. Du Bois in a tweet quotingContinue reading “Incompetent Through and Through”
Friday Links
There are two reported articles and an opinion piece that, read in combination, really help illustrate the behavior and dysfunction of President Donald Trump’s administration. Heartland whites wanted a government as stupid and ignorant as they are and so far Trump is delivering. This piece in Politico is just amazing. One of many incredible quotes: “In interviews, nearly two dozenContinue reading “Friday Links”
Why Trump Can Do Whatever He Wants; or A Heuristic for Understanding Congressional Republicans’ Behavior
As the country freaks out over the consequences of its monumentally stupid decision to elect Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States because of EMAILS, it is useful to take a step back and try to understand who actually has the power to do anything about the different disasters unfolding. There’s the judicial branch,Continue reading “Why Trump Can Do Whatever He Wants; or A Heuristic for Understanding Congressional Republicans’ Behavior”
Ryan is Going After Medicare, and Trump is Letting Him Do It
As mentioned in yesterday’s links roundup, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan wants to destroy Medicare. Unified Republican control of the presidency and Congress now makes his dream possible. The big question is whether Donald Trump will go along with it or not. As is the case with many issues, Trump has tried to have it all possible waysContinue reading “Ryan is Going After Medicare, and Trump is Letting Him Do It”
Preliminary Election Aftermath Takes
Everyone interested in organizing to win future presidential elections will closely study Donald Trump’s path to the presidency. Since vote tallies are still incomplete in some key states, we’ll have to wait to see just how thin the margins were in the battleground states and just how large was Hillary Clinton’s win in the national popular vote. WhileContinue reading “Preliminary Election Aftermath Takes”
Nonsense Consensus 