SCOTUS is failing us, and Clarence Thomas is one of the reasons — Today (June 23, 2022), Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion to eliminate current restrictions on the concealed carry of guns. In short, it doesn’t matter if guns are dangerous or are being used to murder children in schools or strangers on the streets — the Second Amendment is once again…

Just wait until Republicans outlaw abortions — Normally I think it’s bad form to point out how stupid people are. But today I’m going to make an exception. Incels complain about not getting laid. But there is a reason for that. They can’t get laid because women don’t like them. Women don’t like them because they are…

Taking the money out of politics is our only hope — but can we do it? — The rich and powerful have spread a lot of lies about the benefits of capitalism. They want us to believe it’s capitalism that made America great, but they’re wrong. Democracy, not capitalism, has allowed us to set an example for the free world — one our current version of capitalism…

Seven simple tips for resisting conspiracy theories — 1. Get off Facebook. Or at least stop reading the news feed. If you can’t bear to cancel your account, at a minimum limit your interactions to people you have met in person (and know they are who they say they are). They could still be crazy, but at least…

Outlaw gun lobbyists — Every time there’s another school shooting, we have the same conversation. But it’s never the one we need to have if we want to end the uniquely American epidemic of gun violence. It doesn’t matter who got shot, killed, or wounded — the response is always the same. I’ve got…

Republicans are gonna need another golden calf — Rudy Giuliani had an appointment to testify before the January 6 Committee. He did not keep that appointment. Giuliani said he would appear, but at the last minute, he made a demand the committee would not agree to: He wanted permission to record his deposition before the committee. The committee…

Cable news hosts continue speculating about U.S. military intelligence after Pelosi and Biden ask them to stop — This is not an argument against free speech, though you might assume that from the title. It’s about how corporate news outlets have lost all sense of responsibility. A couple of days ago I watched Nicole Wallace (host of Deadline White House) interview Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. When…

Politicians forgot how to do the right thing — I am frustrated with people who say they don’t know what to do. I don’t think they don’t know what to do — I think they just don’t want to do it. (I include myself in this category, by the way. I’m not being judgmental — I’m just being honest.) …

Three Trump appointees ruined it for everyone — and we all saw it coming (well, almost all) — The draft opinion by Justice Alito to overturn Roe v Wade has everybody reeling. I just heard clips from the confirmation hearings of Justices Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney Barrett. All of them spoke confidently about the significance of stare decisis (or precedent in layman’s terms), that Roe v Wade…