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Why Air Travel Is So Expensive and Unpleasant Dec. 13, 2023
In a song about outlaws, Woody Guthrie noted that, "Some'll rob with a six-gun / Some with a fountai... Read More
Haley Best to Vie vs. Trump -- And Biden Dec. 06, 2023
Nikki Haley is the dark horse in the Republican presidential race that Democrats should watch closel... Read More
Corporate Giants Say You Don't Mind Their Price Gouging. Do You? Dec. 06, 2023
According to an old saying, "You can't squeeze blood from a turnip." True. But that raises this ques... Read More
What The Numbers Now Tell About Biden's Economy Dec. 01, 2023
You may have noticed in recent weeks that alarming headlines about inflation — specifically, t... Read More
No Taylor Swift Without Madonna Nov. 29, 2023
Stunning singers and songwriters, they're top pop divas of their generations. Don't get me wrong. B... Read More
Astonishing: A Trailer Park Story With a Happy Ending! Nov. 15, 2023
For people who live in trailer parks, can anything be scarier than the sound of a roaring tornado? Y... Read More
Washington Diary Watch: All's Not Well Nov. 15, 2023
Dear Diary, The House is a mess, with a new sheriff — speaker — in town. Republican Mi... Read More
Texas, It Almost Had to Be You Nov. 08, 2023
The most tragic rhyme in American history falls in November's time, one century apart. President Abr... Read More
The Billionaires Behind School Privatization Nov. 08, 2023
If you're trying to enact an extremist right-wing policy, but the public keeps rejecting it, what do... Read More
Mike Johnson Seems Nice Nov. 06, 2023
Mike Johnson, the four-term Louisiana representative just elected as House speaker, makes a pleasant... Read More
The Hidden World of Mike Johnson, Culture Warrior Nov. 03, 2023
House Speaker Mike Johnson, lately elevated to one of the most important posts in the federal govern... Read More
A Supreme Court of Ethical Weasels Nov. 01, 2023
Wow! A couple of Supreme Court justices say they're now starting to think that maybe the court shoul... Read More
Giant Pandas Make It All Better -- For A While Nov. 01, 2023
"It's all happening at the Zoo." —Simon and Garfunkel Washington went to the National Zoo en... Read More
Mike Johnson Seems Nice Oct. 27, 2023
Mike Johnson, the four-term Louisiana representative just elected as House speaker, makes a pleasant... Read More
Three Loved and Lost, One Found Oct. 25, 2023
WASHINGTON — I should be in the Headless House press gallery, covering the latest quest to win... Read More
The MAGA Culture of Menace Is No Surprise Oct. 20, 2023
When Republicans claim to be shocked by threats of violence that have repeatedly marred their party'... Read More
In A Cruel World, Sweet Memory Oct. 18, 2023
My Dad Richard and I just had a long talk about his boyhood in Madison, by the University of Wiscons... Read More
With Israel at War, Our House Is Not in Order Oct. 11, 2023
The world took a terrible turn for the worst this week. The terrorist attack that shocked Israel tu... Read More
Replacing McCarthy? Keep Expectations Low Oct. 06, 2023
Having bounced poor Kevin McCarthy out of office — a moment that might have been painful if th... Read More
In Defense of Elders in Politics Oct. 04, 2023
Public sentiment has turned against old leaders so much that a New Yorker cover art shows President ... Read More
