How overrated are civil politics? Judging by the behavior of many people this election cycle, they seem to be very overrated. While there is no doubt that “dirty” politics are far too pervasive in electioneering, this is nothing new in our system. Dirty politics are as American as… (I know you’re expecting “mom, apple pie, […]
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Congress in Wonderland: The Testimony of Barack Obama
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the right wing media’s obsession with doing whatever harm they can to Barack Obama’s presidency, regardless of the truth of any the allegations. At the time I wrote that column, Cliven Bundy had not yet made the mind-numbing racist comments about African-Americans which caused most of his […]
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