by Thomas Mills | Nov 23, 2022 | Editor's Blog, Politics |
This year, I’m thankful for the future Permanent Select Committee on Hunter Biden’s Laptop. Republicans are already getting themselves into a lather about another fake scandal that will keep their base outraged while alienating the rest of the country. They will...
by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 16, 2022 | Politics |
The preference for privilege over prosperity is a Southern pathology of age-old vintage. Race ideology came into play early in the region’s history, when white slavers persuaded the indentured servant class to identify with masters on the basis of skin color....
by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 7, 2022 | Politics |
Human beings are not in the end all that different from a chimpanzee. They are ruthless and violent, tribal and jealous, and obsessed with their places in the pecking order. Would only that we were more like bonobos, the Chris Farley of the primate world. But...
by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 5, 2022 | Politics
Was January 6th an act of desperation? No. The insurrectionary assault on the United States Capitol was the most targeted act of violence against the American state since the Confederate Army killed hundreds of thousands of American troops. Without granting any degree...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 26, 2022 | Politics |
A few weeks ago, Axios ran an article that supposedly exposed partisan media sites pretending to be local news. The sites are part of David Brock’s extensive network of progressive organizations that include American Bridge and Media Matters. Axios acted like they are...
by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 25, 2022 | Politics |
The justice and the good ol’ boy are running very different campaigns. This observation may come across as being as fresh and newsworthy as a pit bull sampling the delectable flavors of a hapless mailman. But, along with candidate quality, the contrasting...