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Gambling with Cultists

Two men were fed up with election conspiracy theories so they challenged the cultists to put their money where their mouths were.

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Law, Politics

The Insurrection

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

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Personal, Politics

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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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Media, Pandemic Diary, Politics, Science

“How the pandemic defeated America”

A must-read piece in The Atlantic thoroughly and comprehensively explains all of the ways in which America has failed.

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Law, Politics

Police are out of control. It’s time to hit them where it hurts: their budgets

For ten days we have seen police aggression, escalation, and violence. It’s not some aberration. It’s the logical product of giving police too much money and too much power. It’s time we cut it back. Significantly.

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Law, Media, Politics

We are a nation at war

Tonight the president ordered peaceful protesters fired upon in service of a photo op. And of something far more sinister.

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    Heroes
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    Just Say No to E + R = O
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    Coast to Coast Diary: September 23, 2023
  • Long Chile, Ohio2, and the Snack Rack
    Long Chile, Ohio2, and the Snack Rack
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    Shyster: How I Went From Practicing Law to Living My Dream
  • Watching the Fall of the American Empire
    Watching the Fall of the American Empire
  • Marking the 25th anniversary of the 1994-95 baseball strike
    Marking the 25th anniversary of the 1994-95 baseball strike
  • Blood on J.D. Vance's hands
    Blood on J.D. Vance's hands
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    "Glass House" -- The anti-"Hillbilly Elegy" 
  • There is no debate to be had about putting children in cages
    There is no debate to be had about putting children in cages

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