And pray you will never need to use them — The recent attack on Paul Pelosi demonstrates that right-wing vitriol has worked — it inspires individual people to undertake attacks against political figures like Nancy Pelosi and her family. The rhetoric demonizes the targets, inspires the attacker, and is cheered on by Republican leaders. Notice that while Republicans are saying…

…and then see what happens. — You can see it coming. Putin is losing the war, but he has annexed parts of Ukraine, some of which he doesn’t even control. Then, he declared martial law and they started evacuating tens of thousands of ethnic Russians from the cities Ukraine is winning. …

A Republican Strategy — Recently, I noted in this article that Republicans have adopted an investigation strategy to advance their political agenda and political narratives. The poster child? John Durham. This prosecutor used the legal system to advance a political narrative that was untrue. His investigation cost $5.8 million so far and produced two…

They cannot win any other way — People I will call former friends of mine, due to their ongoing reiteration of right-wing Republican talking points, highlighted the investigation John Durham was conducting into the FBI’s investigation of Trump in the lead-up to the 2016 election. “Just wait!” they breathlessly exclaimed. “You’ll see the truth!” Indeed, they were…

America needs to be ready — Some pundits are wondering about Putin’s annexation of Ukraine, but to me, the intention and the purpose are glaringly obvious. Putin has threatened to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. He has said repeatedly that if Russia feels threatened, it will use such weapons. The entire world, and Putin himself, know…

If you are a Trump nut, you need to get real — Talk about projecting your shadow… Donald Trump: “We are no better than a third world country, a banana republic.” And this: “Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before,” Trump wrote. “Such an assault could only take place in broken, Third-World Countries. …

He needs a way out — One could say that the noose is tightening around Donald Trump. He is facing investigations of his finances in NY, his attempt to corrupt the elections in Georgia, his theft of national documents (especially those that are classified), inciting a riot on January 6th, and quite possibly conspiracy and sedition…

What does that even mean? — If there is one thing Republicans are very good at, it is mouthing the same words over and over again, in every context and every contest. You will hear the same thing from candidates, right-wing talkers, Fox News commentators, issue advocates, and even ordinary citizens. You will hear it on…

Democrats need to get the message: “It’s abortion, stupid.” — By now, everyone knows what happened in Kansas last night. Beyond all expectations, voters chose to protect the right to abortion in the state constitution by 59% to 41%. Not only that, but turnout was historically high for a midterm election, and 20% of the voters cast a vote only…