The choice of Kamala Harris as Democratic nominee for vice president presents a bit of a conflict for liberal leaning voters. If they vote for her, they are voting for racist policing. If they don’t vote for her, is that racist too?
There Isn’t That Much Difference between Democrats and Republicans
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One of the biggest stories to come out of the COVID-19 crisis has been the tremendous Black Lives Matter movement. At a time when racist policing and violence by police is front and center, it’s a little odd to see Democratic candidates for president and vice president be the person who wrote a controversial crime bill that contributed to mass incarceration and an aggressive prosecutor who sent innocent man to death row.
A Date with Joe Biden
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Joe Biden’s basic appeal to voters: he’s not Donald Trump and he’ll have other people run the country.
An Impossible Election
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The Florida recount crisis involves 43,000 disputed votes in four counties in Florida in the year 2000. This year there could be tens of millions of paper mail in ballots for the election officials to count, and they will be operating without a full complement of workers. This is going to work out perfectly.
The Deficit Is Gone but so Is the Country
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One theory about the collapse of ancient Rome is that a pair of plagues, probably the bubonic plague, precipitated the end. Now we are dealing with the COVID-19 plague. Conservatives are worried about the deficit as the costs of stimulating the economy add up, but what alternative do they have?
Goodbye Opiate of the Masses
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One of the few good things about the COVID-19 lockdown as far as I’m concerned has been the fact that we have concentrated on important issues like police racism and stopped emphasizing things like sports and religion.
Which Political Animal Are You?
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Two out of three Americans earned more from the combination of unemployment benefits and the $600 supplemental economic stimulus checks than they did at the jobs that they lost. How do you feel about that factoid? It may determine what kind of person or animal you are.
They Are Not Going to Take Me
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According to media reports, a hodgepodge of federal agencies are contributing to an identified goon squad roaming the streets of cities like Portland and Seattle. They are kidnapping, not arresting, protesters. Unidentified men are not policemen. No one has to go with them. No one should go with them.
Trump’s Brilliant Plan
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Terrified that he will lose and face prison time for corruption, President Trump is contemplating canceling the upcoming election or invalidating its results after the fact. Ironically, the best way to avoid fascism might be to vote for the fascist.
A Mask Too Far
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Conservatives and Republicans slavishly follow government mandates on just about everything. So why are they freaking out over being asked to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic?
