Of all the dire possibilities of a second Trump administration looming on the horizon — including mass deportations, the Nazi-esque persecution of political enemies, the complete denial of climate change and the lethal coddling of polluters and their pollution — the GOP’s demonizing of the federal bureaucracy has the most wide-ranging and sinister implications, especially […]
Columns
The Most Dangerous Faction on the Planet
Millions of Americans agree with what four-star general of the Army, and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, has said about former President Donald Trump — that he’s “a total fascist” and “now is the most dangerous person in the country.” Given Trump’s hysterical threats of revenge against his “enemies,” his […]
Why Is This Desperately Important Presidential Election So Monumentally Annoying?
Is there any way to end this degrading foolishness?
Yes, It’s Getting Weird, but It’s Much, Much Worse Than That
The virus of hate is driving half of our electorate stark raving nuts.
Us v. Those Who Think They Are Better Than Us
Trump and Vance are anathemas to most women and men in America.
More Than a Little Border Dispute Between the Three Branches of Government
In granting “absolute” immunity from criminal prosecution to a sitting U.S. president conducting official business, and in undermining the partnership between Congress and the executive branch in implementing laws through regulation, the U.S. Supreme Court has become the aggressor in a guerilla war to redefine the meaning of the checks and balances that are at […]
Descending Once Again Into the Worst of Ourselves
In dangerously complicated times, every power group reverts to form.






