Nothing says "we're copying Bob Dylan!" quite like calling your folk-pop duo The Changin' Times, and reinforcing it by using "masquerade" in the first line of the lyrics of your…
Joan Walsh writes what many of us have known for years now: Trump is going to take the GOP down with him. Worried that the Senate can simply refuse to…
Anti-Trump GOP strategist Rick Wilson says that by his count, more than 25 Republican Senators could vote against Trump given the right circumstances. “They live in terror of him and…
Jackson C. Frank was an American folk singer who, like Paul Simon and a few others, moved to London shortly after the "British Invasion." He met Simon there and impressed…
Well, that was fast. One hearing in and already come the complaints that the Democrats are doing it wrong. Much gnashing of teeth over the GOP's Sgt. Schultz routine --…
I didn't choose this because Republicans have stepped up the pace of their lying this week. OK, that's a lie. But I also chose it because it's a relatively new…
The whistleblower complaint has been released. The upshot: It's not just the phone call that triggered concern, it was White House efforts to cover it up. In other words, they're…
My biggest gripe about Ken Burn's country music documentary so far: Not enough George Jones. Best country singer ever IMHO. Maybe tonight's finale will treat his long decline. He sang…
I've been reading the summary of the Ukraine call released by the White House, and I'm surprised that anyone is surprised. It all sounds like classic Trump to me. And…
Now that Nancy Pelosi has finally overcome the fear of monsters under her bed, pundits are writing pieces on how the Democrats might screw it up. At least the headlines…
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings released this song on her second album, "Time (The Revelator)," and the sparse arrangement and their muted harmonies perfectly captures the sad ending of a…
The impeachment watch is on, so mainstream media will relegate all other stories to the back burner for the foreseeable future. Pundits, even those who previously advocated caution, are falling…
If you're looking for news that doesn't involve the Trump-Ukraine story, give up now. Reporters are asking only two things this morning: Are Democrats finally going to do their jobs,…