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”
Tag Archives: Political Accountability
The Weight of a Campaign Built on Sand
There comes a point in a political campaign where the accumulation of scandal stops being a series of isolated incidents and starts being a pattern, and I think Graham Platner crossed that point months ago, long before this latest allegation ever became public, and I want to walk through why, because I do not thinkContinue reading “The Weight of a Campaign Built on Sand”
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”
April 10, 2026: Chaos, Deflection, and the Need for Accountability
As of today, April 10, 2026, the situation in the United States has taken yet another surreal and deeply concerning turn. In the middle of an ongoing war involving the United States and Iran, what should be a moment of focused leadership has instead become something else entirely. A spectacle. Reports and clips are circulatingContinue reading “April 10, 2026: Chaos, Deflection, and the Need for Accountability”
April 7, 2026: This Is Not Normal
As of today—April 7, 2026—the situation involving the United States and Iran has reached another breaking point. A deadline has been set. Threats have been repeated. The language has escalated again, with warnings about potentially destroying Iranian infrastructure. And at this point, it’s impossible to pretend this is just politics as usual. It’s not. ThisContinue reading “April 7, 2026: This Is Not Normal”
No More Wishy-Washy: If You Want Votes, Take a Stand (On Everything)
As of April 6, 2026, the situation involving the United States and Iran continues to escalate. Public threats are being made about targeting infrastructure, tensions are rising across the region, and the possibility of deeper involvement—potentially even ground operations—is no longer something people can dismiss outright. And at this point, the standard for leadership needsContinue reading “No More Wishy-Washy: If You Want Votes, Take a Stand (On Everything)”
A Message to MAGA: The True Way to Make America Great
I want to start by being upfront: I am not MAGA. I am not conservative. I am a leftist. But I want to speak directly to anyone who identifies with MAGA, whoever you may be—big or small, online or offline, casual or active. If you truly care about making America great, if you really wantContinue reading “A Message to MAGA: The True Way to Make America Great”
The House That Protects Itself: AOC, the Transparency Vote, and the System That Enables Abuse
On March 4th, 2026, something happened in the United States House of Representatives that should have broken the internet, dominated every news cycle, and ignited the kind of righteous fury that Americans love to claim they have when it comes to protecting victims of sexual abuse. Instead, it was mostly met with the sound ofContinue reading “The House That Protects Itself: AOC, the Transparency Vote, and the System That Enables Abuse”
I Told You So: Zohran Mamdani’s Trump Meeting Is Everything Wrong With Progressive Politics
Let me start with something simple. I called this. Not in some vague, wishy-washy, “well anything could happen” kind of way. I called this specifically, and clearly, and the people who told me I was being too cynical, too harsh, too uncharitable toward a promising young progressive politician can now sit with what happened onContinue reading “I Told You So: Zohran Mamdani’s Trump Meeting Is Everything Wrong With Progressive Politics”
Even If the Economy Is Good, That Doesn’t Cancel Out the Epstein Question
There’s a line I keep seeing over and over again whenever the Epstein files come up. Someone will say, “Why are we focusing on that? Look at the economy. Look at the markets. Look at gas prices. Look at jobs. Donald Trump is doing good things.” And here’s the thing. Even if he were. ItContinue reading “Even If the Economy Is Good, That Doesn’t Cancel Out the Epstein Question”