The stunning, marvelous and redemptive triumph of unintended consequences
What if unintended consequences lead not only to breakthrough positives but destructive means and machinery by which humanity can do itself in?
Attention, Democrats: Voters want more government, not less
Activist politicians for an activist government: it’s an approach more Democrats should consider.
Congress should be ready to arrest Attorney General Barr if he defies subpoena
If Congress cannot question the people who are making policy, or obtain critical documents, Congress cannot function as a coequal branch of government.
From porn to tweets and online bullying; The Age of Abuse
Unity, cooperation and tolerance are the pre-eminent values of the time.
Time for Congress to Stop Hollering at CEOs and Take Action
Congress should give the Justice Department and regulatory agencies enough funding to do their jobs. While they’re at it, break up the biggest banks. And regulate drug prices directly.
Obama’s Trillion-Dollar Nuclear-Arms Train Wreck
The U.S. nuclear arsenal, and all the expense, nuclear waste and immense danger it continuously poses, has received almost no attention in the U.S. presidential debates.
Welcome to Dawn’s Barbecue: the Epstein files in a time of war
A meditation, part essay and part poem, on what the files show about power, impunity and the ease with which the harm of innocents is absorbed.
Yuge Trickle-Down Economics
Trickle-down economics has proven itself a cruel hoax.
Oh look, police reforms didn’t work
To the surprise of no one but naive liberal backers of the police, expensive reforms to law enforcement have done nothing to curb the killings.
Biden’s $7 billion Afghan heist
“We can’t bring our loved ones back, but we can save the lives of people in Afghanistan by advocating that the Biden Administration release this money to its rightful owners: the Afghan people.”