Don’t start with the truth by Jesselyn Cook Not long ago, a millennial father of two in the Midwest whom I interviewed was convinced that many of […]
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Germany averted its own Jan. 6
And maybe the Fourth Reich by Andreas Kluth The police raid was apparently the largest in postwar German history. Early on Wednesday morning, some 3,000 officers from […]
The trucker convoy is scary, but not for the reason you think
by Anita Chabria Donny Thomas and I agreed on many things when we spoke at the California Capitol last week. That’s alarming when you consider he’s part […]
GOP has finally had enough of Madison Cawthorn
U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn seems to have finally struck a nerve with his party. Since he first emerged on the political stage just a couple of years […]
Why are so many Republicans refusing vaccines? Because Russia told them to
by Lee McIntyre What is the difference between doubt and distrust? Doubt can be overcome by evidence. Distrust cannot. According to a recent Washington Post poll, refusal […]
The Gaetz and Greene traveling circus
by Robin Abcarian Let’s say you are a Republican congressman who is under federal investigation for sex trafficking because you are suspected of taking a minor across […]
When Congress becomes a circus
by Laura Packard I know a thing or two about the intoxication of instant fame. When then-President Donald Trump blocked me on Twitter a few years ago […]
Can you spot the anti-Semitic tropes?
by Manya Brachear Pashman Lexicographers have a long history of hindsight on the word “anti-Semitism.” When James Murray, the original editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, encountered […]
Bills that make us go ‘hmm … ’
Multiple bills introduced in the Legislature this session have made us scratch our heads or raise an eyebrow and ask “What?” or “Why?” Here are a few […]
The GOP crazies are not the Democrats’ problem
by Froma Harrop Let’s start with Marjorie Taylor Greene but keep it short. The Georgia Republican’s honking-mad commentary speaks of dementia, not anything approaching political discourse. She’s […]
