In 1976, Congress passed an incredibly stupid law giving the president the power to declare a national emergency with almost no limitation as to what could constitute an emergency, in a ham-handed attempt to limit the length of time such … [Read more...]

It is tremendously erotic to speculate endlessly about legislative motives on a water-under-the-bridge minimum wage increase.  I freely acknowledge that, as I use my handy personal cloth to wipe clean my cerebral cortex.  We get ever … [Read more...]

There is no "deep state". There is the United States civil service, a system of hard-won, good-government, anti-corruption protections for federal workers, and by extension for all of us. Period. That is all. Anyone using … [Read more...]

The corrupted fraud needs to go now. He needs to go now because of a treasonous foreign policy that favors dictators who grease his palms. We cannot wait for proof to a criminal standard. We are in increasing danger because of his … [Read more...]

Fine. Lionize George H.W. Bush. But be careful about lionizing him for launching a war. Someone is listening. … [Read more...]

So now Senator McConnell, as easily predicted, blames the deficit not on the mad tax cut for millionaires, but instead on Social Security and Medicare - utter cynicism. … [Read more...]