Programming Note: William Ferguson Is Not Crassus
It has come to my attention through twitter that William Ferguson @sub_aetha on twitter is being accused in some right wing lunatic verse that he is or was somehow Crassus…
State Auditor Calls Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley ‘A Tumor’
Speaking at the reopening of a state park yesterday, Alabama state auditor Jim Zeigler called Bentley “a tumor” after the governor brushed off his demand for documents and testimony related…
Florida ‘Replaces’ Planned Parenthood With Dentists, Schools
The right wing witch hunt against Planned Parenthood was already many years old in states like Texas, Ohio, and Indiana when David Daleiden promulgated his ‘baby parts for cash’ hoax.…
Applied Snake Oil: Bobby Jindal, GOP Govs Destroy Their States
If only Bobby Jindal had known about Plato, Louisiana might not be in this fix. Every time Plato tried to apply the basic principles of his Republic to real cities…
In Michigan, Nestlé Gets Free Water, Flint Pays For Poison
To really understand how Michigan ended up poisoning the residents of Flint, you need to know that it was never really about saving money so much as making money. You…
Steven Bannon, Ben Carson Put Their Ignorance Of Islam On Display
Interviewed on the SiriusXM satellite radio show Breitbart News Daily yesterday, token brain surgeon Ben Carson told Breitbart Executive Chairman Steven K. Bannon that devout Muslims who embrace American democracy…
Trump Fans’ Hate, Anger Surprise Cato Institute’s David Boaz
Libertarians naturally don’t have much of a power structure, but you could be forgiven for thinking of David Boaz as the recognized dean of the libertarian school. He’s the executive…
If Republicans Don’t Represent Him, Then Why Is He A Republican?
Video: Ali Gharib of the Guardian explains why Trump is an avatar of American fascism. According to the New York Times, GOP elites are finally panicking over the triumphant rise…
Alabama’s Righteous Republicans Run ‘Overton Window’ Primaries
Shadrack McGill came to the Alabama legislature on the 2010 midterm wave, when tea parties were at high tide across the nation and Karl Rove injected millions into a statewide…
Bristol Palin Is Everything Wrong With ‘Purity Culture’
Insanity is commonly defined as repeating the same action over and over again expecting a different result each time. Bristol Palin, who is now pregnant for a second time without…