Month: June 2018

Midweek Cafe and Lounge, Vol. 71

Happy Hump Day!  From now until July 11th, I’m taking over for Don Durito, spinning tunes and serving drinks for everyone’s entertainment. It’s summer!  To celebrate, I’m doing the same thing...

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Fighting With One Arm Tied Behind Yr Back

[Cross-posted from European Tribune – where dissent is NOT troll rated!] Opinion analysis: Divided court upholds Trump travel ban New post: Opinion analysis: Divided court upholds Trump travel ban https://t.co/fZpDkDAURW—...

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The GOP Has Never Cared About the Deficit

I’m old enough to remember when a Democrat was president and the Republicans couldn’t stop howling about the deficit and the national debt. The nation’s fiscal outlook looks ever bleaker, thanks in part to deficit...

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The Midterms Will Make Us More Divided

Ron Brownstein has a really excellent article out today on how the Republican Party is now as firmly opposed to legal immigration as they are to illegal immigration. He’s done a deep historical dive into the roll calls of...

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