My father served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater, and his brothers and cousins also served in the Navy, Army and Marines in the Pacific and European Theaters during World War II. My family was lucky. None were killed in combat, but some returned home from the war decorated combat veterans. They were … Read more
In October 1964, Ronald Reagan gave a speech on behalf of Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, the right-wing extremist nominee of the Republican Party, known as the “a time for choosing” speech. Barry Goldwater went on to lose the election by one of the largest margins in history. I hate to borrow a turn of phrase from … Read more
Americans like to believe that we live in a democracy, but in fact the Constitution created anti-democratic constraints on what the wealthy elites of the time feared was the unruly mob. (They were not entirely wrong; there was a series of rebellions and insurrections in the early Republic). But now that we are the world’s … Read more
The Senate pushed action into Friday on a bill to create an independent commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters. Senate hits snag on vote for Jan. 6 Capitol riot commission: Republicans still plan to block the measure using the filibuster, but snags on another, unrelated bill … Read more
On Thursday, Senate Republicans are expected to filibuster the bill creating a bipartisan commission to investigate the MAGA/QAnon seditious insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, which left five dead and about 140 police officers injured, CNN reports. Dana Milbank writes today, McConnell focuses ‘100 percent’ on blocking Biden — and zero percent on America: … Read more