Wed, 21 October 2015
It has been an odd reversal. Those attacking Hillary Clinton's character are angry as their character is examined. |
Wed, 14 October 2015
Joe Biden, Paul Ryan, and Mario Cuomo have something sad in common. They might have changed America. They never will. |
Wed, 7 October 2015
Restrictions on voting are not new. Arguments that they prevent voter fraud are not new. Nor are the actual motives. |
Thu, 1 October 2015
Pundits and politicians argue about John Boehner's success or failure. Pretty much all of them have it wrong.
Direct download: Why_John_Boehner_Tripped_and_Fell.mp3
Category:Political News -- posted at: 10:27pm EDT |
Wed, 23 September 2015
The base is on a journey far down into the blood soaked logic of religious and ethnic division stains too much of human history. We know they would kill us. We know this because we would kill them. That is why we must get rid of them first.
Direct download: Base_Hatreds_and_Conservatives.mp3
Category:Politics and Bigotry -- posted at: 11:10pm EDT |
Wed, 16 September 2015
Mike Huckabee is right that the Dred Scott decision was a moral and legal monstrosity. He is only wrong about Gay Rights, American history, the law, the courts, and every President since Thomas Jefferson.
Direct download: Mr._Huckabee_Meets_Mr._Lincoln.mp3
Category:Politics and Bigotry -- posted at: 11:33pm EDT |
Mon, 7 September 2015
Kim Davis is inspired by Martin Luther King. If she knew who inspired Dr. King, she might take on another duty. |
Tue, 1 September 2015
Marvin Mandel led his state into a medical revolution, using helicoptor transport to save those who would have been given up for dead. He did it with no political benefit to himself, and he did it against a vicious campaign waged by entrenched medical, insurance, and business interests. He was a hero. He should have served a longer term in prison.
Direct download: A_Political_Hero_-_May_He_Rest_in_Peace.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:21pm EDT |
Mon, 31 August 2015
Henry Fonda's film from half a century ago helps explain Donald Trump's popularity in the Republican Party of today. |
Thu, 20 August 2015
Policy is the key part of government. Policy determines what works and what doesn't, who benefits and who is left behind, who pays and who doesn't. My interest in policy tends to vanish when life, death, and punishment matter more.
Direct download: Begging_Forgiveness_for_Punishing_th.mp3
Category:Capital Punishment -- posted at: 12:18am EDT |