The Boys are not Alright
The College-For-All Catastrophe
Series: The Boys Are Not Alright — And Nobody's Fixing It, Part 2 - College isn't really for everybody, but somehow that became the mantra.
Political Musing
Where I spend way too much time reading about, thinking about, and writing about politics. It is just a reflection of how fucked up American politics is at the moment. Perhaps one day I will be able to write about Guitars again. I am not holding my breath though
Political Musing
The Art of the Deferral: Trump's Iran "Deal" and the Pattern He Can't Quit
Trump's Iran deal: photo op in Geneva, enrichment program in Tehran, blame pre-loaded onto Vance. The only thing missing is a Phase 2.
Political Musing
The Generational Replacement Myth
Series: The Boys Are Not Alright — And Nobody's Fixing It, Part 1 - Looking at why the generational demographic shift is a challenge
Political Musing
The Original Sin
How Obama turned a movement into a monument, and left the Democratic Party to pay the tab
Political Musing
How the Right Built a Media Machine Nobody Can Turn Off
The audience became the editorial board. And the editorial board only votes for more.
Political Musing
The Case for Optimism (And Why It's Probably Wrong)
Series: The Long Arc — American Democracy's Recurring Failure, Part 4
Political Musing
The Big Lie Was Always the Point
Series: The Long Arc — American Democracy's Recurring Failure, Part 3
Political Musing
Nobody Got Fired - Democratic Consultants
How the Democratic Consultant Class Ran the Party Into a Wall and Billed Them for It
Political Musing
Lost Cause 2.0: The GOP Didn't Get Hijacked, it Got Completed.
Series: The Long Arc — American Democracy's Recurring Failure, Part 2
Political Musing
The Convenient Patience of the Already-Married
Longwell and Miller crossed the marriage equality finish line. Now they counsel patience to those still running. Meanwhile, Republican support for marriage equality has collapsed 18 points. The process they're selling is already running in reverse.
Political Musing
Same as the Old Boss, Just in a Flannel Shirt
I fear that the Left (and the Never Trumpets) are selling their souls on the cheap with their Platner defenses...
Political Musing
The Original Sins and Their Echoes
Series: The Long Arc — American Democracy's Recurring Failure, Part 1; Beginning a deep dive on the history and the modern parallels