Sitting on both sides of the aisle
What might happen if Dems and Repubs actually sat together in Congress? Mark Heinz explores.
Commentary
Articles commenting on current events, issues, and persons from a progressive viewpoint.
Another university abuses the open records law
A new “horrible” has joined the “parade of horribles” associated with public university abuse of the open records law: invocation of the First Amendment to deny a public records request.
Cameron comes out against working on the climate crisis, because $$
Attorney General Daniel Cameron today announced investigations of two financial institutions, The Vanguard Group and State Street Bank, for daring to do something about the climate crisis.
Don’t be fooled – the tears aren’t real
In the debris that Republicans face from the historic 2022 midterms, a bit of truth is slipping out. But don’t be fooled. It won’t last.
The Booker campaign: a reflection from an historian
Berry Craig reflects on the Booker campaign, and compares it to political movements and moments from the past
Repubs’ gerrymandering did exactly what they wanted
The Repubs drew our state House districts to rig them for Republicans and to get rid of as many Dems as possible. And it worked.
Despite polarization, what can this election teach us?
Are there lessons for both parties from the surprising results of this election? Ken Wolf thinks there are.
A victory for open government
Judge Phillip Shepherd’s victory secures the future of open government in Franklin Circuit Court for the next eight years.
Too much trivial horse-race coverage of the midterms
This is NOT just another election – even though the media, including MSNBC, want to cover it that way.
It’s critical to see what a Fascist America looks like, before it's too late
This election may well seal or determine the fate and future of democracy in the United States and, by extension, most of the rest of the world.
WATCH THIS – “We need to stop pretending that we're not looking at what we're looking at."
A critically important message. Watch, then share broadly.
‘What has happened to our country?’
Five years before the Civil War, politics had become so heated that violence entered the political arena. Are we there again?
Thomas Massie – intelligent, but not wise
Is Thomas Massie intelligent? Definitely. Is he wise? Definitely not.
Ending the rule of law
The MAGA Republicans and their enablers aren’t talking too much about the rule of law – except when they talk about ending it.
Democracy is in trouble – but voters don’t care, and Repubs are red-baiting
Berry Craig interviewed two KY professors, Josh Douglass and John Hennen, about the state of democracy. What they said is not encouraging.
Clardy to Walker and Cameron: ‘Brothers, you’re being used.’
Historian Brian Clardy has one message for Herschel Walker and Daniel Cameron.
