I am outraged that the US Congress is taking a week off after one of the most momentous and disgraceful moments in U.S. history. The Speaker of the House was ousted for the first time and what do the Republicans do? They take a week off. What are they doing? Celebrating the chaos they created?…
Bad News: The Conspiracy Theorist-in-Chief Is Still Running the Show
Nothing Says ‘Leadership’ Like Grievance and Chaos People are expressing overwhelming exhaustion, anger, and disbelief at Donald Trump’s ongoing lies, conspiracy theories, and the complicity of those enabling him—from GOP leaders to media outlets. Many are appalled not just by his behavior, but by the failure of institutions, Democratic leadership, and the public to effectively…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Continues to Grind Down the Pentagon
“In Trump’s alternate reality, a man best known for cable news rants and smashing coffee makers is running the Pentagon—and pushing lie detectors as if they weren’t just glorified party tricks. Signal Gate would’ve sunk any other Defense Secretary. But here? It barely registers.”
The Right’s Anti-Semitism Problem: A New Era of Hate
I can’t believe Candace Owens is Beating The Bulwark podcast. Title Publisher #1 Pod Save America #2 Candace #3 The Bulwark Podcast #4 Bannon`s War Room #5 Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov Please, please turn this around. Owens has not been libeled or smeared; she’s been properly criticized for spreading hateful views….
Proportional Electoral Votes: A Fairer System?
Okay, let’s keep the Electoral College. Let’s just take a hammer to it and reshape it Example: Missouri’s vote distribution was 39.8% Democrat and 57.5% Republican. With 10 Electoral votes, if the percentage of Electoral vote awarded was proportional instead of winner take all, Missouri’s 10 Electoral votes would have been broken down as 4…