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Law and Government
Who is the president’s Bridget Kelly and why hasn’t she been fired?
The current media feeding frenzy involves New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, whose administration allegedly condoned or ordered the closing of…
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Politics
The ‘culture’ of Chris Christie’s office
My husband and I travel to New England to visit relatives a few times a year. Whenever we cross the…
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Politics
It’s just a piece of paper, Little Sisters of the Poor. Why not sign it? Here’s why.
I’m not fond of Nazi analogies. They’re usually hyperbolic, and many are too fast and loose with connections to the rise…
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Media
Fire Melissa Harris-Perry
So, let me get this straight. MSNBC gets rid of host Alec Baldwin because of off-air remarks considered offensive to…
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Social Issues
Modern Family, Phil Robertson, and Glenn Beck
At the end of last year, I became a fan of the ABC television show Modern Family. I’d heard it…
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Politics
GOP Is Heartless: Dem mantra for 2014
It’s an election year. With Republicans gaining ground in the generic ballot poll question, with the president’s signature health care…
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Unyielding
Merry Christmas, readers! Some holiday music for you
No politics today, just some tunes as you enjoy your Christmas feasts. I hope your day is filled with love,…
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Social Issues
Viral Volvo ad sold trucks, Pajama Boy sells… cluelessness
Howard has a great post up about Pajama Boy (is it possible to say it without giggling?), with great links,…
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Politics
A cult worthy of Animal House: Democratic leadership
Over at the excellent Legal Insurrection blog, William Jacobson reveals his New Year’s resolution: “To confront liberal intolerance on the…
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Unyielding
What’s hot, what’s not … as we approach the end of the year
It’s that time of year! Time for one of those columns on what’s in, what’s out as the clock ticks…
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Politics
The 300 … electoral votes strategy
It takes 270 electoral college votes to win the presidency, and that’s what any campaign–Democrat or Republican–focuses on when deciding…
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Unyielding
Madison Avenue doesn’t think much of us, do they?
Why does Madison Avenue hate us? Well, maybe not hate us but think so poorly of us? As I watch…
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Social Issues
Does Jay Carney realize he’s now Ron Ziegler?
In 1973, President Richard Nixon’s press secretary, Ron Ziegler, uttered words that have gone down in political spin history: “This…
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Media
The NYT looks on the bright side of life
If you picked up the Washington Post, USA TODAY, the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, or any local paper…
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Politics
The second part of the big lie: Defamation of adversaries
Attention is rightly focused on the Big Lie right now, the one the president told over and over again during…
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Politics
On being disillusioned: A letter to my liberal pals
Dear Pals Across the Ideological Divide: I admire you for your compassion and your desire to say “yes” to change,…
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Unyielding
WH/DOJ laywers: Congress intended to prohibit the payment of death benefits?
Did the president at least tacitly approve the denial of death benefits to fallen soldiers’ families as part of an…
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Law and Government
What DOJ, WH and DOD lawyers were involved in denying death benefits to fallen soldiers’ families?
By now, the story of fallen soldiers’ families being denied death benefits, ostensibly because of the government shutdown, is all…
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Unyielding
Letters to True Believers
My dear, dear friends at the IRS: Let me be the first to reassure you that you have done nothing…
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Politics
Etiquette lesson: Don’t criticize folks when they’re being shot
Imagine this scenario: A loved one is taken to the hospital. You must deal with some paperwork and stand in line…
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