Beware the Whims of the Extreme Left

Democrats need to be mindful of the fringes on both the right and the left as they navigate a course to capture more local and state offices, maintain their control of the House, retake the Senate, and win the Presidency. Combatting the right-wing fringe right is easy because they are mostly nativist xenophobic white supremacists … Read more

Woodstock 50 is happening in August

I have seen and heard occasional references this year to a 50th anniversary of Woodstock this summer, so I did a quick Google research, and sure enough, there really is a Woodstock 50 Festival this summer. The official Woodstock 50 is a three day festival of music on August 16, 17 and 18 in Watkins … Read more

Special Counsel Robert Mueller files his report with DOJ

Curious. Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed his long-awaited report on a Friday at the close of business — the proverbial Friday night news dump — when much of the nation was transfixed with the NCAA mens basketball tournament, aka March Madness. Curiouser still, the Department of Justice announced that Mueller won’t recommend further Russia probe … Read more

And another thing about the Electoral College

Update to Abolish the Electoral College and make our democracy truly democratic. And another thing … Efforts to eliminate the electoral college date back 50 years: With at least one presidential candidate calling for the elimination of the Electoral College, CNN’s John Avlon delivered a fact check that showed that the idea is hardly radical: … Read more