I have been thinking about this for a while now, and I want to lay it out carefully, because I think it is one of the more uncomfortable truths in American politics, the truth that we, as a country, have developed a habit of treating accusations against politicians as credible or not credible based almostContinue reading “Believing the Accuser Should Not Depend on Which Team They’re Accusing”
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The Difference Between Political Theater and Political Reality in New York
There is a massive difference between what politicians say during campaigns and what they would actually do once they are sitting in office with the full weight of government institutions, diplomatic pressure, federal agencies, media scrutiny, police unions, donors, courts, foreign governments, and financial markets all staring directly at them. That difference is exactly whyContinue reading “The Difference Between Political Theater and Political Reality in New York”
Stop the “what if Obama” whataboutism
Both Sides Are Using Democratic Politicians As Whataboutism Punching Bags And It Needs To Stop There is a particular kind of argument that has become so common in American political discourse that most people do not even notice it anymore. It hides in plain sight. It shows up in comment sections, in dinner table arguments,Continue reading “Stop the “what if Obama” whataboutism”
Why I Believe MAGA Will Eventually Turn on ICE
One prediction I have about American politics is that eventually a significant portion of the MAGA movement is going to turn on ICE. Not all of them, of course. Political movements are rarely unanimous about anything. But I think there will come a moment when many of the same people who today defend ICE, praiseContinue reading “Why I Believe MAGA Will Eventually Turn on ICE”
We Cannot Call for Violence. Even Now. Especially Now.
Last night, shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. President Trump was rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents. Vice President JD Vance and members of the Cabinet were evacuated. A law enforcement officer was struck, saved only by his bulletproof vest. A suspect, identified as Cole Tomas Allen,Continue reading “We Cannot Call for Violence. Even Now. Especially Now.”
Trump, FISA, and the Endless Cycle of Power: Why We Must Oppose Surveillance No Matter Who Is in Charge
There is a pattern in American politics that repeats so often it should no longer surprise anyone, yet it still manages to disappoint millions every time it happens. Politicians campaign as outsiders. They campaign as reformers. They campaign as the people who will finally challenge the machine, expose corruption, defend liberty, and dismantle the abusesContinue reading “Trump, FISA, and the Endless Cycle of Power: Why We Must Oppose Surveillance No Matter Who Is in Charge”
The SAVE Act and the Politics of Making Voting Harder: If You Build Barriers, Then Everyone Should Have to Climb Them
There is something deeply frustratingāalmost surrealāabout watching lawmakers in a country that constantly brands itself as the worldās leading democracy actively flirt with policies that make voting harder, more complicated, and more exclusionary. The SAVE Act, framed by its supporters as a measure to āsecureā elections, feels less like a genuine attempt to protect democracyContinue reading “The SAVE Act and the Politics of Making Voting Harder: If You Build Barriers, Then Everyone Should Have to Climb Them”
The Pro-Immigrant Case for Being Anti-Immigration (Right Now)
There is a statement that, at first glance, sounds completely contradictoryāespecially coming from someone on the political left. It almost sounds like a slogan designed to provoke confusion. Yet the more I have thought about it, the more convinced I have become that it is actually one of the most logically consistent positions someone whoContinue reading “The Pro-Immigrant Case for Being Anti-Immigration (Right Now)”
The Totem Pole Nobody Talks About
There’s a post circulating on social media that got me thinking, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since. The idea is simple on the surface but goes pretty deep when you sit with it. The post was drawing a comparison between how quickly Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein were prosecuted andContinue reading “The Totem Pole Nobody Talks About”
IMPEACH THIS FUCKER
Iām writing this on January 4th, 2026, one day after what I can only describe, based on everything that has been reported, discussed, leaked, spun, denied, and half-acknowledged, as an illegal and reckless attack on Venezuela ordered by Donald J. Trump. And no, Iām not calm about it. Iām not measured. Iām not interested inContinue reading “IMPEACH THIS FUCKER”