HR 1 is an existential threat to American democracy
And it just passed the House of Representatives
Congress
Thursday
Sunday
Why hasn’t Congress given you more money?
Priorities have strayed away from the initial relief efforts in March
Tuesday
Republicans should make AOC House Speaker
Why delay the inevitable?
Monday
Who deserves blame for the Democrats’ lost House seats?
Moderates should take responsibility for failing to sharply define themselves
Thursday
Bovard: yes, big tech censorship affects election outcomes
‘A growing bipartisan consensus is emerging against the power of the Big Tech companies’
Tuesday
How to restore civility in politics
Shrink state power so radically that policy disagreements would be akin to flyweight arguments over the merits of Coke vs Pepsi
Wednesday
The bewildering bombardment of Bill Barr
His would-be inquisitors in the Democratic party have succumbed to a virus far more toxic than the Wuhan flu
Thursday
Clear and absent danger: why proxy voting violates the American system
Even in the face of a pandemic, Congress has a responsibility to show up
Saturday
Stimulus squabble marks a return to politics as usual
A nation unstimulated
Wednesday
Senators don’t make good presidents
Most of them don’t even make good senators
Monday
The problem is a lot bigger than Trump
Accountability for the public health crisis we face goes far beyond the 45th president
Monday
The Democrats just made a huge mistake
They are exploiting a national emergency for the grubbiest of partisan motives
Monday
The Senate impeachment trial is all about November
The real argument is intended for the public in 10 months
Friday
You come at the Trump, you best not miss
Why are the Democrats committing constitutional suicide?
Wednesday
When did Congressional testimony become performance art?
When you address a committee, you are competing for attention and influence on the internet
Friday
Why did Democrats invite a hate preacher into Congress?
Imagine the outcry if it had been the Republicans
Friday
The 116th Congress could be the most unpredictable yet
Nancy Pelosi is just getting started
Saturday
As a Catholic, I can’t really blame Paul Ryan for giving Fr Patrick Conroy the boot
Like all stereotypes, the “sneaky Jesuit” is truer than not. And as a practicing Catholic, I’m grateful to the Society of Jesus for its work refining the art of equivocation. It’s gotten me out of several difficult conversations with housemates without outright lying, such as: “Who drank the last of the Maker’s Mark?” Not me! (It … Read more
