My wife received this political postcard (below} in the mail late last week, without any “paid for by” disclosure to identify the sender. Just a short note to “Please vote all the way down the ballot,” signed by someone using only a first name. The post mark is from New York, New York. The postcard … Read more
Dana Milbank writes at the Washington Post, The GOP is sick. It didn’t start with Trump — and won’t end with him. This essay was adapted from “The Destructionists: The Twenty-Five Year Crack-Up of the Republican Party” by Dana Milbank. Reprinted by permission of Doubleday. All rights reserved. It began where it ended, on the … Read more
Last week, Politico reported that “New Right” billionaire Peter Thiel drops another $1.5M for Blake Masters as campaign feels cash pinch: Billionaire Peter Thiel’s support for Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters has now grown to $15 million as the venture capitalist and tech entrepreneur continued this month to pour money into the race to boost … Read more
This is how the fascist propaganda Fox News network advertised this event, Fox Nation brings Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit to viewers everywhere: Fox Nation is bringing Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit to viewers with a series of speeches from a highly-esteemed field of pundits, politicians and more, including key 2024 GOP favorites … Read more
Kakistocracy (kak·is·toc·ra·cy | \ ˌkakə̇ˈstäkrəsē): a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. Kleptocracy (klep·toc·ra·cy | \ klep-ˈtä-krə-sē): a government by those who seek chiefly status and personal gain at the expense of the governed. Many political scientists use these terms to describe Vladimir Putin’s Russian Federation. Vladimir Putin is effectively … Read more