(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
[Part 3 of 3] During most election cycles, I remain only moderately aware of internal state races that aren’t in Texas. This time, however, I started looking at races in other states that could impact national elections. While it’s enormously sad that the conduct of democratic elections has become partisan, it is what it is. …
There are many stories in the news these days that irritate me. It’s not a particularly high bar. One story, however, struck a particularly raw nerve. Back in 2016, the so-called “Religious Right” made a bargain with the devil to flush any pretense of spiritual convictions and offer their unqualified support for the former President…
[Part 2 of 3] During most election cycles, I remain only moderately aware of internal state races that aren’t in Texas. This time, however, I started looking at races in other states that could impact national elections. While it’s enormously sad that the conduct of democratic elections has become partisan, it is what it is. …
[Part 1 of 3] During most election cycles, I remain only moderately aware of internal state races that aren’t in Texas. This time, however, I started looking at races in other states that could impact national elections. While it’s enormously sad that the conduct of democratic elections has become partisan, it is what it is. …
The recent school shooting in my home state of Texas encouraged me to review a post to my blog on gun control from early 2019. Unfortunately, after more than three years, the landscape is unchanged. My own viewpoints have slightly evolved but are still likely to piss off just about everyone on both the right AND…
Yeah, it’s been a while. There’s certainly no shortage of potential blog topics – upcoming elections, the probable demise of Roe, the war in Ukraine, the Jan 6 committee’s work, school shootings & gun control, the economic roller-coaster, etc., etc. – and I certainly have no shortage of strong opinions. So. No excuses. I’m just…
I was asked to update my COVID-19 progression video. Despite knowing it would be quite depressing, here ’tis: The video shows he relative spread across the U.S., showing weekly new cases per capita by state. The darker the shade, the higher the per capita new case count. A low threshold of 0.05% is used…
While there’s no shortage of published opinions on numerous voting-related topics, I’ve seen few attempts to address the “Big Picture” overlap of these topics in terms of the 2022 elections. Since that intersection is my current cause for political anxiety, I thought I’d give it a brief shot. Background Let’s start with one simple given: …
I’ve now been tracking the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S for 52 weeks. A Year One update thus seemed appropriate. The U.S. has seen ~30M COVID-19 cases with ~530K resultant deaths. My latest video shows weekly new cases per capita by state to help visualize the relative spread across the U.S. over the past…
Of course it’s too early to handicap the 2022 Senate elections. Things change and shit happens. However, since a net gain of a single Senate seat in 2022 will give Republicans control of the chamber, it’s definitely not too early to start worrying about the landscape. The Bad News: Historically, the party that wins the…