Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came For
On a well-intentioned but slightly wrong quote by Martin Niemöller about the start of fascism and how it would hypothetically reappear. And nothing else.
Category: Government
Bull-DOGEing Government
There are a lot of questions surrounding Elon Musk and DOGE. At the moment, I have far more questions than answers.
Deficits, Debt, and DOGE
Do I agree with everything Elon Musk is doing with DOGE? Absolutely not. Is something like what he is doing necessary at this point? Yes.
Group Activity: The RFK Jr Confirmation Hearing
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is getting his day before the Senate as President Trump’s selection to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
Memo: All Federal Grant, Loan, and Financial Assistance “Temporarily Paused”
The White House OMB issued a directive to effectively halt all federal funding “temporarily” until further review.
Trump Term Two, Day One, Executive Orders
As promised, the second Donald Trump administration featured a cavalcade of executive orders on a wide swath of MAGA priorities.
Ordinary Times Watchalong: The Inauguration of Donald Trump
Watch and comment to the festivities as America once again does pomp and circumstance around the peaceful transition of power.
Making Lawfare Great Again
Trump appointees signal that the new Trump Administration may be about to come after political opponents with the full force of the law.
Performative Politics is Weak Sauce for Disaster Relief
Whatever else can be said about MAGA Republicans, they do love a good show.
Tanking the Economy Won’t Help the GOP
My question to the Speaker is what are you going to do when you ram this through and Senate Republicans can’t carry it anywhere?
Own Goals, Email Servers and Classified Documents
While the outcomes are the same in both Biden and Trump’s incidents – Classified Documents in places they shouldn’t be – the mechanisms of getting them there are different.
Paws Off My Venmo
Is the IRS really going to tax my Venmo? Technically no, but the real risk is if you don’t report it as income when it should be, the IRS could include your return in an audit sweep.
5th Circuit Ruling Keeps Six Week Abortion Ban Effective In Texas: Read It For Yourself
The Fifth Circuit has left the six week abortion ban in Texas in effect in a ruling that also transfers the case to the Texas Supreme Court, the latest in a series of legal fights over the controversial law.
Government So Poorly Administered It Can’t Even Spend Money
The rhetoric of governmental policy and the optics of “do something” governance are once again not adding up to effective government.
Executive Dictatorship: A Look At Some Of The Most Egregious EO’s
So what really are executive orders? Simply a way for a president to use dictatorial style power and usurp Congressional authority
Get Your Free Stuff Right Over Here!
Offering “free stuff” products and services to 51% or more of the electorate while vilifying opponents is a tactic as old as human government
Government and the Principles of Swamp Drainage
Applying a sump pump to the metaphorical government swamp by distributing the corrupting influence of money and power over a larger area.
The DoD, CYA, And The “Accountability For Afghanistan” Blame Game
The “accountability for Afghanistan” dog and pony show our elected and selected betters are performing proves what they think of us, the American people
An American Exercise In Washing Our Hands of Afghanistan
Most Americans can now go back to their default positions on Afghanistan that preceded the Taliban taking the country: indifference.
