Aug. 5 Open Thread: A Wave That Could Reach Russia
Maybe "blue wave" is the wrong way to think about the midterms because, as the Cook Political Report reminds us, the momentum builds every day Trump remains unpopular. Races are…
Aug. 3 Open Thread: Just Ignore Trump’s Tweets. That’s What His Wranglers Do
Remember when Donald Trump said he was pulling out of the G7 meeting agreement? Apparently neither does he, which is just how his wranglers want it. The have a long-standing…
Aug. 2 Open Thread: Liberals Are Not Popular, But Liberal Ideas Are
When people say, "I worry that voters will be scared of a leftist agenda," they're really saying, "I'm scared of a leftist agenda." Polling demonstrates this over and over again…
Aug. 1 Open Thread: Head to Head, Biden 7 Up on Trump
In news that's certain to pique the interest of a certain former vice president, polling shows Joe Biden thumping Trump 44-37 in a head-to-head matchup. On the other hand, while…
July 31 Open Thread: Democrats Have a Billionaire Sugar Daddy
To hear the conservative unwashed tell it, George Soros is the sugar daddy for everything from Nazis to Commies to -- worst of all -- Democrats. In reality, the party…
July 30 Open Thread: Even the NRA Says Florida Sheriff Botched ‘Stand Your Ground’ Case
The Florida sheriff who refused to arrest Delaware native Michael Drejka for shooting an unarmed black man in a convenience store parking lot misapplied the law in the case, according…
July 29 Open Thread: Democrats Tell Leftists, ‘Don’t Wreck the Party, That’s Our Job’
Inside-the-beltway pundits see Democrats all over the political spectrum winning elections and write that the intra-party warfare is overblown. Those outside the beltway have a clearer view: The neo-liberal "moderates"…
July 28 Open Thread: Facebook Nosedives, and There Is Much Rejoicing
Nothing typifies modern "journalism" better than this attempt to answer the rhetorical question, "Why are people glad that Facebook stock belly-flopped?" If we're going to answer that, how about, "Because…
White People Are Snowflakes
David Roberts, a writer at Vox, came across a poll by the Public Religion Research Institute that contained a telling question and answer. The question was whether the increasing demographic…
July 27 Open Thread: Cleanup in Aisle Trump
Trumpworld's seams haven't come apart, but they're getting looser now that Trump Co.'s CFO has been subpoenaed. Mike Pompeo and John Bolton apparently see their job the same way their…
July 26 Open Thread: Media Falls for Yet Another GOP Stunt
Media fecklessness has been on full display since yesterday as outlets fell over each other to breathlessly report that the Freedom Caucus moved to impeach Rod Rosenstein. Very few of…
Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ Killer a Native of Delaware
This account by Florida TV station WFLA affirms that Michael Drejka, the armed dickhead who gunned down a black man for pushing him in a convenience store parking lot, is…
July 25 Open Thread: The Same Letters That Spell ‘Coward’ Also Spell ‘A Crowd.’
Do Republican senators like tariffs? No! What will they do about them? Nothing! A number of Republicans who support America's idea of "free trade" have questioned Trump's call for $12…