Donald J. Trump
We need to cage a President who knows no limits
We can brake the madness by giving control of the House of Representatives to the Democrats.
Politics
After a great Week 1, a series of stumbles
President Donald J. Trump’s first week was pretty damn good. He kept promises by signing a flurry of executive actions, as he promised. You may not like them, but he ran on them and followed through. Promises made, promises kept. His inauguration day was also a triumph with him
Anti-Semitism
Numbers show anti-Semitism is bad, not alarming
I am rarely mistaken for Little Miss Sunshine, which would misgender me, and I am even less mistaken for Chicken Little, because if the sky seems to be falling, I want proof. No crying wolf for me. As you’ve heard, opinions are like rectums, everyone has one, but valid
Freedom of Speech
No, Garland isn’t out to get you
Let’s stop the bullshit. In the past week, right-wing outlets have lied grossly distorted an Oct. 4 order by Attorney General Merrick Garland. The distortion is so widespread it is hardly accidental. The Big Lie Is that the Department of Justice will sic the FBI on parents protesting school
Hate crimes
Hate crimes up? Yes, but not by much
If it is time for the FBI’s annual readout of hate crimes, it is also the time for small hysteria about what a hateful nation we live in. As often happens, the headlines are worse than the actual facts, once a little reason is applied to the scary numbers.