College Graduations Remind Me of Yom Kippur
2015-05-15 – College graduations remind me of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement—a big crowd and a long ceremony devoted to examining your life. You’re probably a little hungry, […]
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Could the Insanity Defense Work in Impeachment Proceedings?
2017-05-11 – Not guilty by reason of insanity. You’ve heard the verdict many times, though it is actually pretty rare. The insanity defense is a legal excuse that permits an […]
Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty—or Just the Opposite
2017-05-08 – Last Thursday, the president signed an executive order “Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty.” Like most of what comes out of the White House these days, the hype […]
Here’s Why Hillary Lost. Period. Let’s MoveOn!
2017-05-04 – Okay. Last year’s news is trying to make us think about who’s at fault for Trump’s electoral victory. Hillary blames Comey and Putin. Comey says he’s not to […]
Special Edition: What’s Awful in the GOP Health Care Bill
2017-05-04 – Well, they did it. They passed their anti-Obamacare bill. You better hope that the Senate stops this train wreck because here are some of the things that the […]
The Fake Wars—#Aftselakhis
2017-05-01 – Happy May Day! If you want to get your hackles up over whether May Day is a labor holiday, welcome to the fake wars. Fake wars are wars […]
Corporate Taxes Are Broken—But Don’t Look to Smaug (I mean, Trump) for the Fix
2017-04-27 – So we’ve now got an outline of tax reform according to Trump. There’s nothing really new here. It’s standard Republican tax reform. Huge breaks for the hoarding class […]
Is It Really So Hard to Stop Hating People?
2017-04-24 – Is it really so hard to stop hating people? I’m beginning to think so. Thirty years ago, I used to go folk dancing. One day I walked into […]
All or Nothing . . . More than Nothing?
2017-04-20 – You’ve got a theory. Your theory is that I am wrong. You think you are right. You think I’m wrong. And vice versa. But couldn’t we both be […]
Spring Has Reluctantly Arrived
2017-04-17 – Spring has reluctantly arrived and it wants you to know that it’s arrival is not a political statement. Spring does not approve of the Trump administration in Washington […]
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