Politics

The Insurrection

A violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. It was an act of sedition.

Early voting in Franklin County, Ohio: quick, easy, and confidence-inspiring

I voted today. I could not be happier with how things went. Despite a massive spike in early voting, the Franklin County Board of Elections had the man-and-woman power, the resources, and the technology in place to deal with it. It should be like that everywhere.

All, Politics

The Proud Boys come to New Albany

My first-hand report of the Proud Boys march through New Albany, Ohio on October 3, 2020. If this group of drunk-ass losers is the best the far right has, the far right is in deep trouble.

Politics

Will the New York Times’ Trump tax bombshell break the MAGA fever?

A bombshell report reveals that Trump is a financial fraud and is probably a tax cheat. Will it matter?

Politics

The future is about power. Nothing else.

There is nothing that can be done to prevent Trump from appointing a new justice. But there is something that can be done after that. If Democrats have the guts to do it. It’s all about power.

Media, Pandemic Diary, Politics

The Pandemic Diary: Woodward and Trump

Irony defined: Bob Woodward’s final major act on the public stage could very well be one in which he argues that, when it came to tapes incriminating the President of the United States, it was the right thing to conceal them rather than to release them.