20 for 20, Part 5: You Are Not Your Stump Speech
20 for 20, Parts 1-4 linked below. You’ve come a long way, baby. But we’re not done yet. Today we’re discussing your favorite topic —...
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Punishing Political Hypocrisy: An Outrageous Proposal
Why should we be surprised that the Covid-19 pandemic is the perfect situation for viewing political hypocrisy? It allows politicians to order us around using...
There Will Be Blowback, In Mostly Good Ways
by Guest Post
Two months ago, it had been mandatory in my local grocery to use only shopping bags brought from home. Plastic bags were illegal by local...
It’s Legal for Politicians To Text You Spam
by Guest Post
This past week, after a long hiatus from spam, because carriers are getting ever better at filtering out unwanted messages, my phone has been blowing...
Presidential Harassment Is a Public Good
by Guest Post
The resurgent efforts to impeach President Trump have him again falling back on a regularly-used trope: “Presidential harassment.” Since November 2018, the President has tweeted...
House Republicans Take Aim for Social Security, Promise Better Future
by Guest Post
by Micah J. Fleck The House Republicans are finally talking about seriously reforming Social Security. Again. But this time, it might not actually just be...
Gavin Newsom Wants To Know Why More Politicians Don’t Support Pot
by Guest Post
Craig Boudreau California’s Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to know why more of his colleagues don’t support efforts to legalize marijuana. Newsom said that many of his colleagues...
Improved Economy Means 500k Could Lose Food Stamps
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Connor D. Wolf Hundreds of thousands of food stamp recipients are expected to lose their benefits in April with work requirements going back into...
Bernie Sanders Epitomizes Everything Annoying About White Liberals
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For starters, not ALL white liberals annoy me or participate in this continuous guilt tripping. It is also very important to mention that I am not referring to...
Teen’s New Technology Reveals Where Politicians Get Their Money
by Guest Post
16-year-old Nicholas Rubin has restored this reporter’s faith in young people. While his peers were busy copying their homework off Wikipedia or blasting One Direction,...