How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

12 yrs ago, I'm a hell-raising tea party Congressman. Going after Obama and Hillary Clinton. 12 yrs later I find myself on the same side as Obama & Hillary. Fighting together. Crazy, huh? Me, tea part...

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I believe Trump is an existential threat to our democracy. But every time I say that, people demand that I prove it, give examples of, and explain what I mean by "threat to democracy." So here I go - ...

29 Heinä 20249min

I got a message from a Trump supporter yesterday. It stopped me in my tracks. Look, I get hundreds of messages of hate every day, but every now and then I get one that stops me cold and makes me reali...

26 Heinä 20249min

The old man, convinced he couldn't win & concerned for his country, walked away from power. The bad man, having lost an election, committed crimes, abused his office, and incited an insurrection to ha...

25 Heinä 20246min

Former supporter of mine argued with me last night. He believes what the Dems did with Biden was a coup. Which I know is utter bullshit. But I didn't say that to him. I listened to him to understand w...

24 Heinä 202411min

Donald Trump is appealing to the very worst in us. He believes it will work. He believes by spreading anger, hate, and division, he'll get elected. He does this because he doesn't think very highly of...

22 Heinä 202410min

Hulk Hogan ripped off his t shirt last night. You choose America: you want four years of being entertained? Four years of giving the middle finger to our broken politics? Four years of nothing getting...

19 Heinä 202410min

She just couldn't understand, after all that Trump had done, after the 2020 election, after January 6th, after all the indictments and felonies, she just couldn't understand how this election could be...

17 Heinä 202411min