Voter Suppression and Fraud are Partisan Talking Points
When a political party claims it represents a majority of Americans but cannot consistently win elections it must come up...
National Politics
CBO Now Says Build Back Better Could Increase National Debt by $3 Trillion
A few weeks ago, I shared with you that the Congressional Budget Office had estimated that the Democrats’ Build Back...
A 15-Week Ban Would Not Significantly Reduce the Number of Abortions
There has been ubiquitous media coverage of the Supreme Court’s consideration of a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after...
Mitch McConnell is a Communist?
In rare moment, most House Democrats and a handful of House Republicans voted together to pass a bill to spend...
The Fallacy of Judging the Past by Today’s Standards
The trend of discrediting historical figures based on their failure to live up to today’s moral standards reached a fevered...
Our Undemocratic Founders
Many Democrats have been frustrated that despite winning the White House and control of both houses of Congress they have...
Vaccine Demographics
If the predominant media narrative is to be believed, it is primarily white, evangelical, Trump voters who are dragging down...
Why I Am Joining the SAM Party
Later today I will be driving to Austin to file the paperwork to form the SAM Party of Texas. I...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Stereotyping
Those of you who live in the Houston area are likely familiar with the city of La Grange. It is...
Is America Polarized?
A Book Review of Unstable Majorities Have the American people become polarized into two partisan camps, representing fundamentally different visions...
Plurality Elections are Undemocratic
In 2006, Rick Perry was elected governor even though 61% of voters voted against him. That year, there were four...
Neanderthal Thinking aka Hyper-Partisanship
Last week when President Biden was asked about Governor Abbott rolling back COVID restrictions, he described it as “neanderthal thinking.” ...
Half of Americans Refuse to Identify with Either Party
Gallup just released a poll in which, for the first time, half of Americans refused to identify as either a...
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