Delaware Liberal – Delaware's Best Political Blog

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: October 25, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 25, 20263 Comments

When A Logjam Is A Good Thing: When we think of rivers, we imagine water flowing freely from source to sea. But for some of the world's great waterways, their…

Song of the Day 10/25: Elvis Presley, “Return to Sender”

By Alby October 25, 2026No Comments

The Trumpublicans intend to fuck with elections by every means necessary. Though the courts have quashed the administration's efforts to greatly restrict mail-in voting, ProPublica found that votes are still…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 24, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 24, 20261 Comment

'Like Selling Wolves From Yellowstone'. Something similar is happening in the Delaware Bay, something you should know about: Shortly after 12.45pm, what remains of a 300-metre line goes taut. Somewhere…

Song of the Day: Jack Norworth, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”

By Alby October 23, 20265 Comments

Editor's note: Baseball's so-called World Series begins tonight Guest post by Nathan Arizona Jack Norworth wrote baseball's most famous tune on a New York City subway in 1908, but 22…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 23, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 23, 20265 Comments

Oops, They're Gonna Do It Again. Reassess, that is: New Castle County intends to reassess every property in northern Delaware a year earlier than previously planned after a recent audit…

Song of the Day 10/22: The Velvet Underground, “Pale Blue Eyes”

By Alby October 22, 2026No Comments

Hollywood is buzzing about a new movie that's captivating audiences, opening last weekend to $15 million in box office receipts and 2,000 sold-out shows in 800 theaters. That would be…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 22, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 22, 202614 Comments

Delaware Early Voting Starts Today! Here is everything you need to know. So...get out and vote! Rethugs (And At Least One D) Go After Branden Fletcher. Again: The Delaware Republican…

Goodbye, Jimmy, We Hardly Knew Ye

By Alby October 22, 20266 Comments

Guest post by Gary Mullinax The statue of President James A. Garfield has left Wilmington before most people even knew it was here. No longer does he stand on a…

Song of the Day 10/21: Chvrches, “The Mother We Share”

By Alby October 21, 2026No Comments

Vivek Ramaswamy, the squirrelly little billionaire running for governor of Ohio, is testing the theory that there's no such thing as bad publicity. Locked in a close race with Amy…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, October 21, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 21, 20262 Comments

ICE Invades Stanton: A federal immigration agent entered the campus at Stanton Middle School on Tuesday morning, then left after school security approached, according to school officials. An agent or…

DL’s Most Intriguing (Or Least Unintriguing) Races Of 2026

By El Somnambulo October 21, 20265 Comments

There are a (precious) few. Some of them could have real consequences for policy-making in Delaware. We'll start from the top of the ticket and work our way down--although some…

Song of the Day 10/20: Bob Marley and the Wailers, “Burnin’ And Lootin’”

By Alby October 20, 2026No Comments

Most of my American friends want to know if all Paris is burning. "Are you safe?" they ask, because media shows video of clashes between police and protesters and fires…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, October 20, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 20, 2026No Comments

FOIA Sucks In Delaware. Will Sen. Townsend's Bill Increase Public Access? Community activist Amy Roe said she is suing the city of Newark after it denied her open records request…