A friend of mine posted recently railing about Income Tax and saying a Sales Tax would be more fair. Then everyone would have to pay. I’ve heard this argument made a bunch of times and on the surface it seems legit. Everyone pays equally based on what they spend. But Read more…
It’s finally happened. Robert Mueller has turned in the report on his investigation into the 2016 election and Russian interference. As I write this, a summary has been released by the Attorney General but the complete report has still not been seen outside the Justice Department. Now, the full report Read more…
Well, Congress finally did it. They passed something opposing Trump’s power grab by condemning this fake national emergency. Of course, Trump immediately vetoed it. But at least they forced him to do that. Will Congress override the veto? Doubtful but at least they got this far for a change. To Read more…
I am ashamed because I know what Mr. Trump is. He is a racist. He is a conman. He is a cheat. Michael Cohen testified before Congress last week. You can see the whole thing on video and there are some nice tidbits. But his opening statement sums everything up Read more…
What’s the most important part of a democracy? Hopefully, that’s an easy answer, the ability for everyone to vote. Over the history of the United States, we’ve slowly been working to ensure the “everyone” part of that statement holds true. It’s been a pretty slow process and not without its Read more…
I had a thought the other day that is completely in the conspiracy theory camp. There’s no evidence for it and it assumes far too many strings pulled by far too few maniacal geniuses. But it amused me and thought it at least had potential as the plot to a Read more…
I got into a political discussion on Facebook once and…it didn’t devolve into a cesspool of vileness. Shocking, I know. I shared an article that talked about Liberals and Libertarians uniting together to oppose the current tide of authoritarianism and specifically targeted some friends who I know aren’t shitheads. I’ve Read more…
I’ve given myself a few days to ruminate on the results of last weeks election. Things did not go quite as I hoped. Of the major races, I had a personal interest in, no one I supported won. Texas Senator, US House Representative, Texas House Representative, Texas Attorney General, Texas Read more…
It’s election day here in the US of A. Every election there are some people who say this election is the most important election. They call it a turning point in history. To some extent, they’re right. Every decision, much less every election, is a turning point. Some matter more Read more…
I talked last week about the paradox that resisting asshole behavior sometimes requires it. Those in power have constructed society so that only they (commonly rich, white, men) can get away with being jerks and that doing this allows them to stay in power. This kind of abuse is something Read more…