How Ron DeSantis Botched His Launch
After months of teasing voters and reporters, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has finally launched his presidential bid. He did it on an unusual platform: Twitter Spaces. The launch was widely viewed as...
31 Maj 202335min
Biden, The Republicans, and The Debt Ceiling
Joe Biden has a divided mind when it comes to the Republican Party. On the one hand, he’s all to aware that the GOP has become radicalized and is an existential threat to American democracy. On the ot...
24 Maj 202336min
Slaying the Debt Ceiling Dragon
Over the last thirty years, Republicans, when in control the House of Representatives, have repeatedly used the debt ceiling to force Democratic presidents to make draconian budget cuts. This drama to...
17 Maj 202327min
Can the Corrupt Courts Be Fixed?
The emerging scandals at the Supreme Court are only getting worse with new revelations about Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni being the beneficiaries of plutocratic largess. But it remains unclear w...
10 Maj 202334min
Tucker, Twitter, and Taibbi
This has been an eventful week in both the news media and social media. Tucker Carlson was apparently fired from Fox News. Meanwhile, Twitter under the aegis of Elon Musk continues to be in turmoil as...
26 Apr 202352min
Resurgence In The Midwest
The victories of Brandon Johnson in Chicago and Janet Protasiewicz in Wisconsin are the latest signs that the upper Midwest, after a long period of trending right, is now the home of a liberal and lef...
19 Apr 202337min
Two Cheers for Arresting Trump
While the arrest of former president Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business record can be welcomed as a rare example of accountability for the elite Americans, the actual case will have to b...
5 Apr 202328min
Trump Is Still GOP Top Dog
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is the preferred Trump foe of the Republican establishment. Both the donor class and media outlets (notably those owned by Rupert Murdoch) have rallied around DeSantis as...
29 Mars 202347min
