According to Google, the first recorded instance for this phrasing comes from Gabriel Manigault, who in his 1884 Political Creed…
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Stephen Collinson, Trump’s Inside Man at CNN
Seldom do I write two columns on the same theme, but CNN has offered up consecutive pieces by Stephen Collinson…
The GOP’s Devotion to Trump Threatens to Destroy American Democracy
That’s the headline on a CNN article by Stephen Collinson and it pushes the Bullshit Needle entirely off the dial.…
If You Lie Down With Dogs, You Get Fleas
That’s an old adage, attributed to actress Jean Harlow, but what makes adages old is their truths. And the truth…
The Fear-Factor and America’s White Majority
One can argue the right and wrong sides of history, but the fact that America will soon lose its white…
Why Conspiracy Theories?
Conspiracy theories are not a big problem for a large majority of Americans and they wonder how this marginal group…
The GOP in Suspended Animation
The latest shot-across-the-bow at the GOP is that instead of Grand Old Party it now means Greed Over Principle. Which…
Madison Avenue Adverts and Biden’s Narrow Path to the Mid-Term Elections
In less than two years the mid-term elections will be held, putting Democrat control of the House and Senate at…
Why Such Angst Over the Obvious?
We know it’s not a good thing to be a liar, right? And treating people badly because they’re gay or…
Americans Want a 3rd Party. What They Don’t Want Is a 3rd Presidential Candidate.
Poll after poll shows nearly 40% of Americans think a third political party is needed to fix the political system…