8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (656+ words) I'm old enough to remember when conservatives routinely preached a good game about the importance of morality in politics. This was back in the 1990s when Bill Clinton was known to" how shall I say this" fancy the ladies. His behavior…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (57+ words) The authoritarianism of the Trump administration was on full display last week with the settlement of its lawsuit with Paramount and the passage of his budget reconciliation bill. On Tuesday, July 1, Paramount capitulated and agreed to a $16 million payment to…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (120+ words) It's a story we've heard many times, but it's always worth repeating. In 1787, when Benjamin Franklin was walking out of the Constitutional Convention, a lady famously asked "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" "A republic,…...