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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1995 )

• Ossoff Wins Special Election in Georgia

  Georgia has so-called jungle primaries.  To win outright you have to get 50% of the vote or better. The democratic candidate Ossoff only won 48.1%, well ahead o... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Who Laffers Last Laffs Best

  Einstein famously defined insanity as doing the same thing while expecting a different outcome. Governor Sam Brown back just moved up from most hated governor,... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• More Guns = More Road Rage Incidents: Why You Should Oppose Misnamed...

  Conservative pro-gun extremists are trying to make Minnesota a so-called Constitutional carry state, meaning no one requires a permit or any training... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Trump Bombing Syria Was a Cheap Fraud, a Political Stunt

  Trump desperately needed something to boost his image in the face of his steeply declining approval ratings, and the failures of his executive orders and... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Conservative Catch Phrase " What Everybody Knows"

  I have been struck by how often Trump supporters I encounter use the phrase "everybody knows" to assert statements which are factually false, often obtained fro... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Condolences to the UK on the Terrorist Attack

  I applaud the UK for their typical response to events like the attack this week near Parliament.  They live the motto, Remain Calm, and Carry On. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Update2: Nunes and the House Intel Debacle

  Now Nunes via a spokesperson has retracted everything he said in his press conference but less publicly than his original statement. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Updated! TRUMP: Evidence Exists, and It is Not Circumstantial Evidence

  Update: Rep. Nunes has first tried to dodge addressing the events of his conduct yesterday, but when unable to avoid it, eventually apologized. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• King of Distraction and Little Else

  Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Senator Al Franken (again).  I've met him a few times before.  I asked him one substantive question, probably shouldn't... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Alternative Reality of the Right Collides with the Real World

  Trump and GOP members want Americans to believe they have a better plan for health care and health insurance. They don't. The idea they embrace is to screw you... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• First Day of Spring, News in Brief

  Trump is still a liar, and looks ridiculous; Trump has a problem with Russia being behind his silly Brit spy surveillance claim, and the hearings in Congress... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• It's Another Friday Fun Day

  And like the week before, we have another round of Trump failures to enjoy. Trump's bigot ban trying to fear monger Muslims has been blocked from going into... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Happy St Urho's Day

  St. Urho doesn't exist, never existed.  He is, in a way, fake news, more St. Ersatz. St. Urho is a joke created here in Minnesota. There is some disagreement... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Trumpcare is a Big Rickety Mess

  Trumpcare is a giant unwieldy gold plated shit wagon badly overloaded rolling down a steep and rocky hill of reality. The only real questions are when will it... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Anti-Muslim Ban Update, Sunday March 12, 2017

  Last week six Attorneys General filed suit to stop it. So far, as was the case with the previous failed ban initially, the court has requested further submissio... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• It's Friday, the Fun Day of the Traditional Work Week: the Anti-Muslim...

  I was a bit surprised to see on the midday news that the Minnesota AG Lori Swanson had joined the suit against the Trump administration bigoted Anti-Muslim ban. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Travel Ban 2.0 Update; Back in Court

  Hawaii is suing to overturn the latest Trump anti-Muslim ban.  The Attorney General of Washington state is expected to join in this law suit as well, after his... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Trump's Latest anti-Muslim Ban is a Bad Thing, an Illegitimate Thing, a Fascist...

  The new and not improved travel ban that targets Muslims tries to justify the need for national security with the claim that there are 300 investigations into... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Update on Sessions, the Russians and Collusion to Elect Trump (allegedly)

  Here is a little more on why recused AG Jeff Sessions getting busted for perjury could be a big deal to investigating Trump's apparent collusion with the... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Here is at Least a Spark That Could Lead to Fire in All the Russia /Trump Smoke

  So, I have always found the Guardian to be reliable, one of the great newspapers world wide for being accurate and careful in what they write. And today the... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2017 DEBATE, SOCIETY