Category Archives: Current Affairs

Wake Up! New Political Ad Heralds a Year of Urgent Political Action

My favorite political campaign strategist & tactician is Sarah Longwell, who runs The Bulwark, and the Republican Accountability Project. She’s a former Republican campaign operative turned resolute & relentless Nevermore Tr*mper. More about Longwell here. But enough about her. Longwell’s goal for 2024 is not self-promotion, but mounting a guerrilla media campaign that can keep … Continue reading Wake Up! New Political Ad Heralds a Year of Urgent Political Action →

Hump Day Bulletin: Cheney Raids Fox—Preaches to the (Ex)Choir: “Some Things Have to Matter”

Mediaite — Dec. 19th, 2023: Something remarkable happened on Fox News’ Special Report Monday evening: long-time conservative darling and former Fox contributor Liz Cheney urged Fox News viewers to ditch former President Donald Trump, arguing that other candidates won’t “torch the constitution” or try to “seize power.”

Toons for A Troubled Yuletide Tuesday

Early Abortion & The Priest With Two Stethoscopes

Kansas & Wyoming, 1958-1960 In those old days of the (pre-Vatican Two) Catholic Church, they used to say of people like me that we had “lost our faith.” In my case, it wasn’t quite true. That year, 1958, as I turned sixteen,I didn’t lose my faith. Instead, I discovered I just didn’t have any. I … Continue reading Early Abortion & The Priest With Two Stethoscopes →

Poland Enters Political Rehab; & the U. S. Military (Mostly) Repels An Assault By the Anti-Woke Brigades

Restoring democracy in Poland Donald Tusk, prime minister of Poland again after eight years, has a hard job ahead, Gwynne Dyer writes. Gwynne Dyer — December 15, 2023 It didn’t take the United States long to restore the normal constitutional order after four years of Donald Trump. He is a ruthless and lawless man, but … Continue reading Poland Enters Political Rehab; & the U. S. Military (Mostly) Repels An Assault By the Anti-Woke Brigades →