When Government Makes Your Customer Service Job Worse
Customer service jobs can be tough. Sometimes, government rules and regulations make them worse.
Category: American Politics
Republicans Defending Joe Biden
The Republican former lieutenant governor of Georgia is endorsing Joe Biden and Republicans don’t like it.
The Shifting Politics of Abortion
The gripping hand with Trump and the politics of abortion is that he does not really care. And abortion will always be legal for the rich.
Ineffective Activism: Don’t Be An Asshole
Being an asshole is not going to garner sympathy. In fact, being a destructive asshole can end up garnering support for the other side.
Stewart Returns to the Airwaves
Watching Stewart in his familiar set and doing his familiar schtick was a stark reminder of how poor his successors have been.
Biden Special Counsel Report: Read It For Yourself
Don’t take a talking head’s word for it, or mindlessly share that viral link about it, read the Biden Special Counsel report for yourself here
MAGA versus Taylor Swift
There is a vacuum in political discourse right now that is-for the moment-being filled by the most famous woman in the country: Taylor Swift
Two Things About The Impeachment of Gus Mayorkas
Let’s toss a Cabinet Secretary Under the Bus – the Impeachment of Gus Mayorkas Further Illustrates GOP Disfunction
The Joy Of Opening Time Capsules: 2024 Election Edition
The election is coming. Lay down your marker.
MAGA Isn’t Serious About the Border
Sometimes getting things done gets in the way of whipping the base into a frenzy.
POETS Day! Vita Sackville-West
In addition to being a popular writer during her lifetime, Vita’s notable for being Virginia Woolf’s inspiration the novel Orlando
Meatball Ron, We Hardly Knew Ya
Ron DeSantis’ final parting shot at “the establishment” was pathetic. My dude…you WERE the establishment candidate
Don’t Turn a Blind Eye as the GOP Starts to Implode Bureaucratically
Republicans failing to see the forest for the trees, or why the GOP may yet snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
What Are the Pro-Palestine Demonstrators Thinking?
None of this going to be solved by Pro-Palestine demonstrators tearing down American flags and assaulting American bystanders.
Understanding Libertarianism in the Current Moment
This is not about every libertarian. However, the basic tenets of libertarianism draw some people with poor social impulses and instincts.
Ignore the Biden-Trump Polls
All of the nuts and bolts of the Biden-Trump polls and election aside, with more than a year to go there is a lot of water yet to pass under the bridge.
Slack Tide of the Slack Jawed Also-rans
Wish casting a horserace is probably more fun than the reality of what is actually happening inside the hollowed-out husk of the GOP.
Prepping for the Republican Debate
I can’t get excited about any of them. Nevertheless, here is my rundown of the Republican field. I separate the candidates into four broad categories:
New Hampshire’s First in the Nation Primary Is Good for Everyone
It stems from two ideas: that New Hampshire is not diverse and that New Hampshire is too small. Both statements are ludicrous.
