I obviously don’t think much of Pres. Trump and many of policy choices. (By the way, I don’t think he’s entirely wrong on everything, but more on that a different time.) But the possibility of Russian interference in the presidential election and collusion by Trump campaign staff is so dangerous and outrageous that it requires […]

I have no problem with voter ID requirements, but if you’re going to have them, the government needs to go all out to make sure everyone that is eligible has one. You’d like to think that it would be a no-brainer that every eligible adult should vote. Other countries even mandate it, or the non-voting […]

Meanwhile, this was happening while Comey was being fired. A reporter was arrested for asking questions of administration officials in a public setting. It could be that he was yelling the questions, but that’s not at all unusual for reporters who are trying to get answers from public officials as the officials are desperately trying […]

Two things can be true at once. It can be true that Comey made a series of unprecedented mistakes with the investigation into Clinton’s email server, and it can be true that Pres. Trump’s firing of an FBI director who was leading an investigation of his associates seems very suspicious. But here’s the thing: Clinton […]

This is an important distinction: “Cigarette makers exploited this to great effect by confusing two very different senses of controversy, much as we still have today with climate change: there was an honest controversy about what to do about cigarettes causing harm, and a dishonest controversy about whether such harms had been scientifically proven. The […]

Warren Buffett – second wealthiest person in the world – says corporate taxes are not a major issue holding back American companies. Instead, it’s how much we pay for health care. To solve it, his long-time (Republican) business partner advocates a single-payer system, as does Buffet. Tell me again why Democrats just can’t quite bring […]

For what it’s worth. Of course, contrary expert opinion won’t change any conservative politicians’ minds, especially since cutting taxes is what they’re paid to do. 35 of 37 economists said Trump was wrong. The other two misread the question.

First we have this: Eric Trump to golf writer in 2014: "we don’t rely on American banks. We have all the funding we need out of Russia" https://t.co/GBxx0TLEsX — John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) May 7, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js And then from the extended Trump family, we have this: Family of Trump’s son-in-law solicits Chinese funding    

If you’re tired of the way the Electoral College distorts our presidential elections, here’s a solution that doesn’t require a constitutional amendment and that offers a chance for state-based activism. States are allowed to choose the way their electoral votes are apportioned. Under the National Popular Vote system, state legislators would pass a law giving […]

A reminder of the kinds of books Bannon-influenced White House staffers admire. Also, where they come from. South? Midwest? Nope. California. White Fear in the White House: Young Bannon Disciple Julia Hahn Is a Case Study in Extremism