Tag : Informed Dissent

At this column’s end, American politics is so much dumber than it was at its beginning | Views + Opinions | Orlando

via Mike Licht, Flickr Creative Commons Informed Dissent was there as yesterday’s new lows became today’s norms. Six years, six…

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Guys like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have nothing to offer but rage | Views + Opinions | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo by Joey Roulette Throw the book at 'em, gov. The danger was never just Donald Trump.…

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Kevin McCarthy will be the least powerful and effective speaker in modern history | Views + Opinions | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo by Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0 Kevin McCarthy now governs a caucus that proudly refuses to govern.…

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The 10 most important American political stories of 2022: Part Two | Views + Opinions | Orlando

click to enlarge photo via Shutterstock In 2022, Liz Cheney lost her job and wrote the first line of her…

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The 10 most important American political stories of 2022: Part One | Views + Opinions | Orlando

click to enlarge photo via Shutterstock Donald Trump ends 2022 weaker than he’s ever been. Welcome, friends, to our favorite…

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Democrats say so long to the Senate’s most attention-seeking member, Kyrsten Sinema | Views + Opinions | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo by David Herring Lobbyist-in-waiting Kyrsten Sinema’s only North Star is her own ambition. Folks, Kyrsten Sinema…

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Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase gives him the power of chaos, not the wisdom for governance | Views + Opinions | Orlando

click to enlarge photo by J.D. Lasica, CC 2.0 Elon Musk, edgelord I took a break from Twitter this week.…

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Having a gun in your house increases suicides, it increases gun accidents, and it increases homicides | Views + Opinions | Orlando

click to enlarge For so many reasons, the Nov. 19 mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs has been…

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When you elect a bunch of clowns, you end up with a circus | Views + Opinions | Orlando

click to enlarge Donald Trump’s third presidential campaign launched like a fart in an elevator not because Republican elites awoke…

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Most Americans haven’t figured out — or worse, don’t care — which party intends to weaken them more | Views + Opinions | Orlando

click to enlarge Shutterstock United States Capitol Building In one of the two competitive North Carolina congressional districts — to…

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