Stop Telling Me How to Talk to Anti-VaxersFrankly, I don’t need any more lectures about how I need to patiently explain to anti-vaxers why Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective.Aug 1, 2021A response icon3Aug 1, 2021A response icon3
The GOP is the Party of DoublethinkIf you never read George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, you may not know what “doublethink” is. Or you may have just forgotten about it.Jul 10, 2021A response icon2Jul 10, 2021A response icon2
It’s not just Tulsa: A Brief American History of White-on-Black MassacresThe centennial of the Tulsa massacre has brought a lot of attention to the tragedy that killed more than 800 people and destroyed the…Jun 1, 2021A response icon1Jun 1, 2021A response icon1
How to solve the filibuster problemThe filibuster is an unintended and misunderstood aspect of our current state of political affairs which has also obstructed significant…Feb 4, 2021A response icon1Feb 4, 2021A response icon1
About those calls for unityDuring the second Impeachment of Donald J. Trump, Republican after Republican said that this was not the time for impeachment, but a time…Jan 18, 2021A response icon1Jan 18, 2021A response icon1
How 2020 is different from 2016You can’t say the word “polls” without someone bring up 2016. But there’s a lot that is very from 2016, and we need to understand that…Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020
The Tyranny of the MinorityFor various reasons, some good and some not so good, the founding fathers came up with a document that would protect us from the “tyranny…Oct 21, 2020Oct 21, 2020
Why conservatives are so weird about being a “republic”There’s a segment of conservatives who like to make the argument: “We’re a republic, not a democracy?”Oct 17, 2020A response icon1Oct 17, 2020A response icon1
So about that enthusiasm gapFor months, we’ve heard about the “enthusiasm” gap: The notion that supporters of Donald Trump are more “enthusiastic” therefore the…Oct 14, 2020Oct 14, 2020
Shut up, Karen, the Adults Are TalkingIn 2016, there was story after story about “trying to understand” the Donald Trump supporters and their “economic anxiety.” Yeah, that…Jul 17, 2020Jul 17, 2020