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Trump Caught in His Own Trap Jul. 18, 2025
A new poll, on a matter that adamantly should not be decided by untutored public opinion, finds that... Read More
A New Road to Farm, Food and Climate Progress Jan. 03, 2024
"Arkansas Traveler" is an old-time song of folk humor that tells of a well-heeled dandy who gets los... Read More
Five Angry Men on the Supreme Court Dec. 27, 2023
Is American democracy a match for the Supreme Court? The John Roberts Supreme Court hangs menacingl... Read More
Want Environmental Progress? Follow The Kids. Dec. 27, 2023
"OK, boomer." That's a snarky phrase currently some use to mock 60- and-70-year-olds they consider t... Read More
Obama Versus Biden: I'll Stick With Joe Dec. 20, 2023
Former President Barack Obama talked the talk in poetry. President Joe Biden walks the walk in prose... Read More
Why Air Travel Is So Expensive and Unpleasant Dec. 13, 2023
In a song about outlaws, Woody Guthrie noted that, "Some'll rob with a six-gun / Some with a fountai... Read More
Haley Best to Vie vs. Trump -- And Biden Dec. 06, 2023
Nikki Haley is the dark horse in the Republican presidential race that Democrats should watch closel... Read More
Corporate Giants Say You Don't Mind Their Price Gouging. Do You? Dec. 06, 2023
According to an old saying, "You can't squeeze blood from a turnip." True. But that raises this ques... Read More
What The Numbers Now Tell About Biden's Economy Dec. 01, 2023
You may have noticed in recent weeks that alarming headlines about inflation — specifically, t... Read More
Here's a Wild Idea That's Taking Root Nov. 29, 2023
Growing up, I absorbed a lot of values from my Ol' Texas Daddy: a strong commitment to the common go... Read More
Washington Diary Watch: All's Not Well Nov. 15, 2023
Dear Diary, The House is a mess, with a new sheriff — speaker — in town. Republican Mi... Read More
The Billionaires Behind School Privatization Nov. 08, 2023
If you're trying to enact an extremist right-wing policy, but the public keeps rejecting it, what do... Read More
Mike Johnson Seems Nice Nov. 06, 2023
Mike Johnson, the four-term Louisiana representative just elected as House speaker, makes a pleasant... Read More
The Hidden World of Mike Johnson, Culture Warrior Nov. 03, 2023
House Speaker Mike Johnson, lately elevated to one of the most important posts in the federal govern... Read More
Giant Pandas Make It All Better -- For A While Nov. 01, 2023
"It's all happening at the Zoo." —Simon and Garfunkel Washington went to the National Zoo en... Read More
Mike Johnson Seems Nice Oct. 27, 2023
Mike Johnson, the four-term Louisiana representative just elected as House speaker, makes a pleasant... Read More
Three Loved and Lost, One Found Oct. 25, 2023
WASHINGTON — I should be in the Headless House press gallery, covering the latest quest to win... Read More
The MAGA Culture of Menace Is No Surprise Oct. 20, 2023
When Republicans claim to be shocked by threats of violence that have repeatedly marred their party'... Read More
In Defense of Elders in Politics Oct. 04, 2023
Public sentiment has turned against old leaders so much that a New Yorker cover art shows President ... Read More
Look Who's Behind the Know-Nothing 'No Labels' Party Oct. 04, 2023
In the mid-1800s, a new political party flared up in American politics, posing as an alternative to ... Read More
