7 Oct, 2023
The Squeaker of the House Is Gone, Now What?
The Squeaker of the House Is Gone, Now What? by Wim Laven 797 words Some 269 days before his eventual...
7 Oct, 2023
18 Sep, 2023
Shutdown showdown
Shutdown? showdown by Tom H. Hastings 602 words “I’d shut down the government if they can’t make an appropriate deal,...
1 Jun, 2023
Disconnecting War from Its Consequences
Disconnecting War from Its Consequences by Robert C. Koehler 955 words Twenty-two years ago, Congress put sanity up for a...
18 May, 2023
Ceilings, cliffs, walls, falls
Ceilings, cliffs, walls, falls by Tom H. Hastings 906 words Ceilings Janet Yellen may be physically small in stature, but...
22 Apr, 2023
TikTok and US National Insecurity
TikTok and US National Insecurity by Mel Gurtov 988 words High-tech spying is in the news because of the one-sided,...
2 Apr, 2023
Profits of Doom: Military Contractors Rob Us Daily
Profits of Doom: Military Contractors Rob Us Daily by Tom H. Hastings 876 words It’s Budget Season in DC and...
17 Jan, 2023
Disgracing the Dream
Disgracing the Dream by Wim Laven 896 words Published in: LA Progressive, Fullerton Observer, Counterpunch, Black Star News, Augusta Free...
9 Jan, 2023
The Squeaker of the House
Kevin McCarthy’s pursuit of power put him into quite a predicament. He was willing to give up anything in concessions to pick up votes, but those who opposed him simply did not trust him...
6 Jan, 2023
They never tire of abusing Dr. King
From the Dept. of Horrible Chutzpah During the fight over the new House Speaker election, ...
9 Dec, 2022
The paradox of the New McCarthyism
For Kevin McCarthy to realize his ambition and become the next Speaker of the House he will need to secure the necessary 218 votes. His willingness to say and do (or abandon) whatever is required to increase his political fortune has been demonstrated throughout his career, but it will come with a cost.
28 Mar, 2022
McCarthyism v2.0
In 1954 one of the greatest frauds in US politics culminated in 36 days of televised hearings. Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin had come to prominence by leading the campaign to expose communists in government...
19 Mar, 2022
Gas prices, propaganda, war, and politics
Gas prices, propaganda, war, and politics by Wim Laven 562 words I come from oil country, so does House Minority leader...
10 Jan, 2022
The Annual American Whitewash
These days is it a mistake to bring up the storied practices of racism in the United States. The identification and labeling of the plain view prejudice and nefarious dog whistles calling back to histories of white privilege nostalgia are frequently met with a strong backlash...
1 Sep, 2021
Is Afghanistan FUBAR? It depends who you ask
I have been teaching political science for more than a decade and politicians do not make my job easy...
14 Mar, 2021
The U.S. Government Should Promote the General Welfare
An event revealing a great deal about the kind of government Americans want occurred this March...