The last few weeks have seen Hillary Clinton and a bevy of Republicans announce their intentions to run for President in 2016. The media in all forms has begun its orgy of poll result fornication and fetishistic fascination with strange details about… more »

The recent kerfuffle in Indiana and Arkansas over so-called religious freedom laws has brought into focus the schizophrenic nature of Republican Party politics. As Jennifer Steinhauer points out in last Thursday’s NY Times, “the tug of war between… more »

Catherine Rampell writes today in the Washington Post about Wisconsin governor Scott Walker's proposal is his state budget announcement that would require applicants for welfare, Medicaid, food stamps and unemployment benefits be tested for illegal… more »

News Item: New York Times, Jan. 26, 2015 Koch Brothers Budget of $889 Million for 2016 Is on Par With Both Parties’ Spending By Nicholas Confessore “The political network overseen by the conservative billionaires Charles G. and David H. Koch plans to… more »

"I got a head full of ideas that are driving me insane." Bob Dylan, "Maggies Farm" Ever wonder... How many heads of state in the world are vegans or vegetarians? How many are virgins? How many members of Congress have served in the military? How… more »

There was an irony in the symbolic protest made last Saturday by hundreds of police officers standing outside the crowded Christ Tabernacle Church where the funeral service for Officer Raphael Ramos was being held. When Mayor Bill De Blasio stood to… more »