Nelson Morgan 
The golfer-in-charge has attempted to block Federal funds from reaching its Congressionally authorized recipients. After bamboozling voters into thinking that he will save the country from imaginary barbarian invaders and lowering the cost of eggs, the actual barbarian is now preventing much-needed funds from going to Medicaid, medical research, disaster aid, and thousands of other much-needed programs … Read more
As election results are being certified, pundits everywhere are providing their diagnosis of Democratic losses: the party was too progressive; the party wasn’t progressive enough; candidates depended on abortion too much (or too little); candidates’ arguments on immigration were too weak; or their responses on the border actually reinforced an overamped image of immigrant hordes … Read more
Dear readers, I was impressed by this piece written by epidemiologist Elizabeth Jacobs, so I’m copying it here in its entirety (with her permission). Note that it was written before Election Day; but rather than editing it to reflect what has happened, I prefer to provide the column as is. While I have my own … Read more
I really thought Harris would win. Yes, I knew that all indications were that it would be close, but still, it felt like the campaign had caught the public’s eye about women’s health, and there seemed to be a lot of enthusiasm. Obviously, other factors dominated, and unfortunately, my intuition was wrong. But while I didn’t think … Read more
What, me worry? Maybe not so much. I’m writing one week before “Election Day”, where I use the quotes to acknowledge that early voting here in Arizona has been going on for almost 3 weeks. Most of my friends and like-minded acquaintances are pretty freaked out. In our ideological bubble, we are repelled by the … Read more