4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (712+ words) We got just such a satisfying result last week from Missouri’s Supreme Court, as the New York Times reported: The judges said a referendum on the new district lines had been improperly denied a spot on the November ballot, and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (315+ words) Donald Trump’s authoritarian mindset treats government property as his own and considers Congress, not to mention previous administrations’ policy precedents, as nuisances at best. These days, however, federal courts are halting his imperious disregard for the rule of law. This…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (348+ words) Our president is trying to take America down with him. I’m sorry to mark our 250th anniversary by recapping the horrible present. But it’s necessary to put into context just how much this administration has no business celebrating a milestone of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (257+ words) Donald Trump has taken so much from so many in the decade-plus he’s been at the forefront of American politics. But he’s not taking the Fourth of July. Ever-delusional Trump declared it a success, claiming it was “packed with happy…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (373+ words) Like a refrigerator stuffed with weirdly-colored, past-expiration-date leftovers, Trump events should come with trigger warnings for the squeamish. His discolored palate-preference (see: repulsive orange bronzer, slathered brown hand cream, hazmat-green reflecting pool) seems a far-too apt metaphor for a rotting,…...