Bruce’s Take
Essays by our publisher, Bruce Maples
A historic moment?
We are seeing crumbling of the Constitution – and yesterday’s events broke off another chunk
Useless Democrats
Not talking about Repubs today. Instead, we’re going to talk about Dems, particularly Dem leadership, and why they are not meeting the moment.
Sifting the news to find the nuggets of gold ... and the lumps of coal
Find the magic spot between doom-scrolling and tuning out
Incompetent, mean, powerful, and dangerous
Four words to describe the situation we are facing right now
Why do Republicans always screw up the money?
They yell about it when out of power – then wreck it when in power.
SCOTUS drives another nail into democracy’s coffin
With Supreme Court decisions like this, we’re closer to King Donald the 1st.
The worst thing Donald Trump has done
Donald Trump has done some radically bad things in his first month in office. But there's one act of his that is worse than all the others. Publisher Bruce Maples names it, and explains just why it is the worst.
Yes, your hair should be on fire
Of all the tsunami of crap going on in Washington, there are two things that should absolutely set your hair on fire. Publisher Bruce Maples lays them out for you.
Nine words Republicans can never use again
In this latest “Bruce’s Take,” our publisher talks about some words Republicans used to use to describe themselves – but which no longer apply.





