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Getcha election news here! Getcha election news here!
Harper’s Weekly Review has a bang-up summary of elections around the world: “surprise” and “befuddlement” are the apt words: French media expressed surprise at the success of a left alliance forged in the country’s snap election, after weeks of polling … Continue reading
Posted in Good Things Happening, Government, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged French election, Harper's, Iran election, Japanese election, Keir Starmer, Marine Le Pen, Masoud Pezeshkian, news media, UK election
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Even sane, smart people seem to be going nuts
One. George interviews Biden Watching George Stephanopolous sententious interview of President Biden, I didn’t scream, I swear. But boy did I mutter. Gee, minutes before the program started, I was thinking, well, Stephanopolous is a fairly smart guy, this should … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Corruption, Culture, Government, Impeachment, Indicting Trump, Jan 6, Joe Biden and his people, Journalism, Judiciary, political campaigns, Politics, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, The god problem, Trumpism, voting and voting rights, War on women
Tagged Apollo Theater Hook, Biden ABC interview, Biden debate, Charles Koch, COVID, David Brooks, Elon Musk, George Stephanopolous, Hunter Biden, Jeff Bezos, Jill Biden, John Roberts, Matthew Walther, New York Times, Project 2025, Ross Douthat, Rupert Murdoch, Supreme Court, TAFKAT, The Washington Post, Twitter, US Constitution, X
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What is there to say? This
Today, the ultra-estimable Linda Greenhouse, once the Supreme Court reporter for the NYT, published a NYT opinion essay about a SCOTUS case concerning women’s emergency health needs and abortion in Idaho, a case which was surprisingly dismissed. No decision. Greenhouse … Continue reading
Posted in Human rights, Journalism, Judiciary, Law, suits and order, political campaigns, Politics, Pro choice, SCOTUS, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights
Tagged Dobbs decision, Linda Greenhouse, New York Times, SCOTUS, Supreme Court decisions
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