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A Government of, by, and for the Psychopaths
Jul 03, 2025

A Government of, by, and for the Psychopaths

America has been gleefully overrun by psychopaths. Do we have the collective will to pull it back from the brink?

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Unelected Bureaucrats
Jun 03, 2025

Unelected Bureaucrats

They're not the enemy — they're the people you had no idea your life depends on.

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A Losing Message
Jun 01, 2025

A Losing Message

Demonizing billionaires isn't cutting it

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ImpeachmentImpeachment
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Impeach Trump?
Apr 30, 2025

Impeach Trump?

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A Week of Fascism
Apr 30, 2025

A Week of Fascism

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Homework From My Son — Part II
Apr 30, 2025

Homework From My Son — Part II

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Are We Living Under Fascism?
Apr 09, 2025

Are We Living Under Fascism?

Have we exchanged democracy for authoritarian, Fascist, rule? Not yet, but we’re closer than we may want to admit.

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Homework from My Son
Apr 09, 2025

Homework from My Son

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The 22nd Amendment Won't Prevent a Third Trump Term
Apr 07, 2025

The 22nd Amendment Won't Prevent a Third Trump Term

A third presidential term is impossible, until it’s not.

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Politics, Society, and the Stuff in Between from a liberal and progressive in Austin, TX

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