by Thomas Mills | Jul 13, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
I’ve got a busy week so instead of a big blog, here are a few observations about the state of politics in midsummer. The political environment is slowly improving for Democrats. It’s not going to get good enough to make 2022 a good year for the party, but it might get...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 8, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
In Republican primaries across the country, Democrats have been helping Trumpist candidates with extreme views. They’ve been attacking more moderate GOP candidates, hoping to end up with more winnable races in November. Republican moderates, especially anti-Trumpers,...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 6, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
The impact of ending Roe v. Wade is quickly becoming clear. The ruling will yield a number of unintended consequences that include devastating effects on young lives. Some also might be surprising, like reducing, instead of increasing, the fertility rate. Nothing will...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 4, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 3, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
As the General Assembly adjourns for the summer, a lot of the focus is on what the legislature hasn’t done. They didn’t expand Medicaid. They didn’t legalize medical marijuana. They didn’t legalize online gambling. But those takes are wrong. The focus should be on...
