It’s time to cut off public broadcasting
Big Bird deserves to lose this time. In the past, whenever Republicans have tried to cut federal funding fo...
It’s time to cut off public broadcasting
Big Bird deserves to lose this time. In the past, whenever Republicans have tried to cut federal funding fo...
When the Stars Fell
I feel it coming in my bones as the calendar turns toward August every year. The Perseid meteor shower,...
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Give the House Freedom Caucus the Credit It Deserves
Hardline Republicans — specifically those members of House Freedom Caucus — ar......
The joy of banana ball
Major League Baseball is currently debating various rules changes to improve the game, when what it really nee...
Cherokee Removal
When I was a young child, I often braided my long blond locks and stuck a feather in my hair, wore leat...
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Why Aren’t Democrats Proud to Be American?
As we prepare[d] to note 249th anniversary of our country, getting ready for great celebra......
The Great Pajama Quest
I have a confession to make. I’ve been wearing the same “pajamas” for seven years— maybe longer...
Blow up Washington, D.C.’s brutalist buildings, and the sooner, the better
There’s a reason God created dynamite. The brutalist federal buildings that have blighted Washington, D.C.,...
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Eisenhower, Reagan — Republican Beacons of Principles Trump Carries On
On Sept. 11, 2001, Muslim fanatics flew planes into World Tra......
When Muscles Attack
It was 2 a.m. last night, and I was in one of those rare deep, beautiful sleeps, completely dead to the ...
The rioter’s white hood
Who is that masked man? Well, there’s a chance he’s an antisemitic rioter.
New York City and other jur...
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