Lessons from Richard Jewell
* I am old enough to remember when the pipe-bomb exploded during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. I was...
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Category: Popular Media
Game of Thrones S8, Ep1: Highlights and notes
–“I always knew you were just another rich girl.” “You don’t know any other rich...
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The latest on Obamacare: Does the power to tax apply when there is no longer a tax?
If the United States Congress has no time to read the bills upon which it actually votes, I guess...
Read MoreIf Sarah Palin was “Caribou Barbie,” what is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes?
As I noted on my Facebook page: The popular media derisively referred to Sarah Palin (@sarahpalinUSA) as “Caribou Barbie.” Does that mean they’d be cool with calling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...
Read MoreThe popular press is just as reliable as it ever was.
The notion of “fake news” is certainly a hot topic of the day. Donald Trump, nigh on a daily basis, denounces the fiction popular media broadcasts. This is not new. Multiple newspapers existed throughout this...
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Bluecarp on Twitter
Policy arguments are irrelevant to the question of whether or not the executive branch has the authority to take this action, which is the issue before #SCOTUS.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/us/dreamers-supreme-court-daca.html
"Thomas Massie might be the least popular man in Washington."
Good! That means he's not contributing to the problem. Major props to @RepThomasMassie.
https://politi.co/3dwAflT via @politico
I don’t know a member of Congress more principled or dedicated to the Constitution than @RepThomasMassie. @SpeakerPelosi delayed this process repeatedly and sent the House into recess before its job was complete. Big mistake!
So "gadfly" means "fiscally responsible" now?
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/27/trump-congressman-thomas-massie-coronavirus-vote-151523