Trump, the black vote, and what can only be described as balls of steel

If you believe our obsession with racial identity is a threat to the future, a poison in our discourse, and a majority of Americans are increasingly tired of being labeled purely by ethnicity, you need to confront the issue head on, especially when your opponent is exploiting the accidents of her race for political gain.… Continue reading Trump, the black vote, and what can only be described as balls of steel

Wait, I thought the Supreme Court was just a bunch of partisan hacks in black robes

Despite the naysayers, the Supreme Court continues to demonstrate a rare independence of thought in our polarized age, issuing several decisions just this month that featured shifting coalitions of conservative and liberal Justices, completely defying any simple categorization as partisan.  Progressives, along with some conservatives, have taken up trashing the Supreme Court and recommending all… Continue reading Wait, I thought the Supreme Court was just a bunch of partisan hacks in black robes

The Trump verdict and the shoe an the other foot

Does anyone believe progressives would accept a conviction of President Joe Biden based on a trial in rural Alabama presided over by a judge who donated to Donald Trump, whose daughter worked for conservative advocacy firms, and whose chief prosecutor was the third highest ranking official in Trump’s Department of Justice?  Progressives were elated last… Continue reading The Trump verdict and the shoe an the other foot

Trump can’t lose for winning

Following a unanimous ruling in the Supreme Court, we’re in a brave new world of completely backwards reasoning and it will not be long before someone insists we need to cancel the election entirely to save democracy. Under anything resembling normal circumstances, a unanimous decision from the Supreme Court, that is a ruling that has… Continue reading Trump can’t lose for winning