(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
I’d set aside this afternoon to gleefully sit in front of my TV with my laptop to follow the launch and first flight phases of Artemis I. Alas, the launch was scrubbed yet again due to a fuel leak. You’d think I’d learn. Given my new-found time, I started reviewing numerous in-progress blog posts on…
Since I last weighed in, Democrats have slightly increased their chances of maintaining their paper-thin Senate majority in November. While it’s still too early to make definitive predictions, it is nice to see that a lot of election “experts” are catching up to my point of view and have at least stopped writing Democratic obituaries.…
I last updated my visualization of COVID-19 case progression in the U.S. about a year ago. I stopped mostly because I no longer trusted the data. Self-testing has rendered CDC case counts pretty useless since almost no one self-reports a positive self-test. I considered using death counts instead, but that was both depressing and only…
I was recently asked my opinion on ranked choice voting (RCV). While I think it’s a great idea, I wasn’t sure it was a great blog topic. However, after some research and several conversations with friends, I’ve learned a few things: Many people have never heard of RCV. Some people have heard of RCV but…
Okay. Fine. I’ll post my two cents about 2024. I remain convinced that Democrats first need to be concerned about Moore v. Harper, coming this Fall to a Supreme Court near you. I discussed this case within a previous post and I also posted my related suggestion for keeping the Court out of politics. I…
Recently, the DHS Office of the Inspector General, the January 6 House committee, the National Archives, and likely the Department of Justice requested Secret Service text messages from around the time of the rioters’ attack on the US Capitol. It’s a reasonable request. Secret Service agents would have had front row seats to all relevant…
After a few thoroughly depressing posts heralding the End of The American Experiment, I sat down to contemplate how we could possibly survive the sweltering venom of the boiling witches’ brew in Washington, DC. “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble.” Unfortunately, in our 21st century American version of a 17th century…
Three Supreme Court posts in a row. This may be the start of an unfortunate trend. While the Court’s decisions can be very difficult to parse, they are nonetheless very important. As a prelude, I’ll note that Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in this week as the first black woman on the Supreme Court. While…
For the five people on the Supreme Court who are unilaterally turning back our societal clock, I’ve resurrected a few real ad campaigns from decades past…
My father taught me that it was always best take a breath and calm down before responding in the moment out of anger. It was good advice and it still is. But, well, I’m absolutely livid. And I have this blog. Sorry, Dad. I did at least edit my first draft to remove (most of)…