Walker is in
Mark Walker is officially in the race for U.S. Senate in 2022. That’s no big surprise. When Walker’s Congressional district got redrawn to favor a Democrat, he took a pass on running for re-election. People speculated at the time that he would seek the Senate seat...
Believe the science, open the schools
Yesterday, I laid into conservatives for questioning the effectiveness of wearing masks and not pushing back against disinformation that has made people question whether the coronavirus is much of a danger. Today, I’m going to take liberals to task. If they’re going...
Conservative media is responsible for the mask mandates they abhor
With the Thanksgiving holiday, we can expect a spike in COVID-19 cases on top of the spike that is already occurring. Despite pleas from public health officials to stay home, about 50 million people traveled to see friends and family, including more than 1 million who...
2020 and beyond in North Carolina
The 2020 election is going to take a long time to untangle. Donald Trump got soundly defeated by Joe Biden, losing the popular vote by more than 6 million votes and the Electoral College 306-232. However, Democrats lost nine House seats and need to sweep the two...
Never Trumpers and the defeat of Donald Trump
Well, it’s over. With the certification of votes in Michigan, Donald Trump has lost the election and has ordered his administration to cooperate with the transition. He hasn’t conceded and right-wing networks like OAN are reporting that he still has a good chance of...
Richard Hudson joins the clown car coup
Congressman Richard Hudson is ready to join the clown-car coup. He told CNN this weekend that “states should delay certifying the results [of the election] until the allegations are ‘adequately investigated.’” He said that he would support legislators appointing...
A precarious point in history
We are in unprecedented times. The President of the United States is trying to steal an election, making false allegations of voter fraud and seeking collaborators at the state level who will subvert the will of the people. He’s tacitly supported by a Republican...
The Hoover approach to the pandemic
When history students look back at this pandemic, they will be shocked at the willful ignorance of and disinformation spread by conservatives. Despite almost 250,000 deaths, too many people do not believe the threat is real. They shun public measures to...
Normalizing political corruption
I’ve been trying to distract myself from following the aftermath of the presidential election. Donald Trump lost and Joe Biden will be president on January 20. However, Trump and his supporters are going to make a lot of noise in between now and the inauguration. I...
Operating in bad faith
Donald Trump is refusing to concede. Instead, he’s raging, calling the election results rigged and fraudulent. Members of his administration refuse to admit he has lost. None of that’s too surprising. We knew his loss would lead to a temper tantrum full of lies and...
