If you doubt that team politics are the order of the day, check out the Alabama Senate race where Roy Moore, who stands accused of child molestation and attempted rape, stans a better than even chance of winning a special election the simple fact that Alabama is a Republican state and that voters there simply won’t support a Democrat no matter what.
Paul Ryan and the Republicans say the new Republican tax reform plan is great because it will be simpler. But another thing is simple too: many people will get no cut or even have to pay higher taxes.
The explosion of sexual assault and harassment allegations against politicians, entertainment figures and other authority figures signals a cultural shift that this behavior will no longer be tolerated. Which means it’s a new era for a certain kind of man.
Mainstream media outlets like NPR and The New York Times keep saying that Russia hacked the 2016 presidential election. Now we’re making policies and launching investigations based on those stories. Maybe it’s true. But there’s still no concrete evidence available to the public.
Given the failure of the Trump Administration to articulate a coherent policy message or to enact significant legislation, you would think the Democrats would be rising to the occasion, forming a loyal opposition party that explained their alternative vision. You would be wrong. Here’s why.
People are wondering, why do the victims of Harvey Weinstein and other sexual predators agree to settlements that include a non-disclosure agreement? Because the pressure is too much to bear not to. Here’s my personal experience with an NDA and a suggestion of a solution.
Congressional Special Counsel Robert Mueller is about to begin arresting people in his probe of the 2016 presidential election. Who cost Hillary Clinton the election? He knows. So do we.
George W. Bush left the presidency disgraced with rock-bottom approval ratings. Now he’s trying to rehabilitate his legacy by breaking presidential tradition and attacking Donald Trump. Can a speech erase a record of mass murder and illegal war?
Colin Kaepernick’s jersey is the bestselling one in the NFL, even though the league has blacklisted him for protesting police brutality, and wearing his jersey elicits hostile reactions from right-wing football fans. Soon this is how we’ll express ourselves politically, not by protests or letters to the editor, but via our licensed sports merchandise.
How can we separate the brilliant auteur from his disgusting sexual history as a predator? If only there were a warning label.
