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Journalism

Selling Your Soul

As the old saying goes, "What Price Glory?" Or in this case, ratings.

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Dilbert and Ilhan

A cartoonist and Congresswoman who can't put a cork in it.

Texas History

What Really Happened at Waco

"Everybody was panicked, I can tell you that. Especially those guys who had been hit. They were screaming. I think one or two of them got hit in the gut just below their armor... No one other than the ATF and the Davidians knew what started all the shooting."

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"National Divorce." Really, Marj?

Rep. Greene has a modest proposal.

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The "Weaponization" of, Well, Everything Apparently

The next person who says something is "woke" will force me into court on assault charges.

Black History

Walkin' in Memphis

Racism is as much about power as it is hatred of others, but black policemen killing a mostly innocent young black man is about something we cannot grasp.

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Really? In the Garage?

Biden, Santos, Patrick, Abbott and the Cowboys. It's a target-rich environment.

Economy

Maybe Some Things Should be Off Limits for Congress…Like Our Economy

Taking no action on the debt ceiling would trigger what experts call catastrophic economic consequences for Americans and the global economy. But that hasn’t stopped extreme members of the Republican party in Congress from using the debt ceiling to get their way in spending cuts.

Conspiracy theories

American Coup: The Day Democracy Died

“American Coup” is the true story of a pivotal moment for the United States. It’s the tale of how an ambitious young man from the Hill Country aligned himself with economic, intelligence, and military forces to kill a president in order to replace him. LBJ was complicit in the killing of JFK...

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It's Over. Someone Tell Him.

Wherein I find myself agreeing with a lunatic.

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Just Shut Up and Dribble

Who knew hostage swaps could get so political? Oh, who are we kidding? We all knew.

Supreme Court

UPDATE: Oral Arguments in Moore v. Harper

Yesterday's oral arguments in the controversial case about Independent State Legislature Theory provided clues but not answers about how SCOTUS will ultimately rule.

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Growing Up

"We were a Dixie Diaspora, believing hard work was the magic for fulfilling dreams, not just breaking backs and hearts. The repeated tasks of a factory floor held more allure than swinging a hoe and chopping cotton along the Mississippi River, but it might have even been harder on the spirit."

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Independent State Legislature Theory and the Threat to Democracy

The Supreme Court is hearing a case that could forever change the way we conduct elections in this country – almost certainly for the worse.

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Armageddon Avoided. Be Happy.

Thank providence for small gifts in the midterms.

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OK, It's Official. We're Screwed.

Trump, Musk, Kim and Cruz. What a depressing week.

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The Saga of Jim Jordan's Jacket

“Government remains the paramount area of folly because it is there that men seek power over others - only to lose it over themselves.” - Barbara Tuchman, Author, The Guns of August

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Another U.S. Civil War: Is it Inevitable or Avoidable? What Do the Clues of Today Tell Us?

"With a landscape divided by racial, religious, or ethnic lines, civil wars are most often started by the groups that had once been dominant and are in decline. A major trigger for a group in decline is losing a series of elections..."

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Still Waters Run Deep - Democracy is Still Afloat After Election Day

No “Red” Wave, no “Blue” Wave, but clear signs beneath the surface of the midterm elections-- polls were debunked, history was made, and we learned lessons.

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It's Time to Play, "Who Got Cheated!"

By the time you read this it's history anyway.

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Margaret! This Guy is Using a Lot of Numbers Again!

Hey kids! Let's play balance the budget! OK, we won't really, but let's pretend.

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The Man on the White Horse

People keep looking for a guy with simple answers who will solve all our problems. It usually doesn't end well.

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Why I Went to the Woods, Too

The gears of our democracy, oiled with the blood of patriots, are being jammed by liars and theorists who no longer believe it works, and no outcome, other than one that pleases their constituents, is to be believed.

Texas Politics

Let The People Vote!

If you believe you cannot lose an honest election, then any election you lose must be dishonest, right? The twisted logic at the heart of sabotaging America’s elections – and why it’s so dangerous.

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Political Chutzpah on Steroids

What is the obsession with Social Security? The GOP has fumed about it since Franklin Roosevelt proposed it and got it passed in 1935. The decades-long drumbeat of these programs being “socialist” has convinced too many voters to feel, “screw grandma, we have principles to uphold.”

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