Justice Kavanaugh lives down to expectations
Who can forget his confirmation hearings: Kavanaugh ‘belligerent and aggressive’ when drunk … or sober. And this week, he proffered his not-so-carefully-researched official Supreme Court opinion on counting election ballots: […]
Opinion piece offers rays of hope for democracy
In The Guardian today, political speechwriter David Litt contends “Republicans will replace RBG but Democrats hold the trump cards – no, really.” He suggests several ways in which Democrats can, […]
Hypocrites, lame ducks, and the Supreme Court
Originally published here on December 19, 2010: Back in November 2008, after the election, I wrote about the need for a 28th amendment to the Constitution. Said amendment would reduce the length […]
Portland’s Believe It or Not
Last week anonymous troops wearing no identification were grabbing people off the streets of Portland, Ore., forcing them into unmarked vans, and taking them to unspecified locations. No warrants, no […]
On the destruction of statues
I’ve written before about the destruction of public statues and monuments, and I’ve supported leaving them in place — with appropriate signage added to explain their history. More recently I’ve […]
Surprise from conservative Supreme Court
June 18, 2020 — Still missing black and brown, but it’s a start. And from Trump’s conservative court at that. And for an encore the court upheld Obama’s DACA law […]
Charges upgraded against George Floyd’s killer
June 3, 2020 — The Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has taken over the George Floyd murder case. The charge against Derek Chauvin, the police officer who kept his knee […]
