National

The progress is slow and compromised, but it's still highly unusual to get a murder conviction when a cop kills a civilian. Yet the Chicago trial of then-officer Jason Van…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gQEDwjhaDE Panicky Trump trolls are active this morning, hollering "fake news!" like a bunch of 9/11 truthers because they're starting to realize they've been played for the fools they are.…

Rudy Giuliani now allows that there is a smoking gun. It is still warm to the touch, but now the President's TV lawyer says that proof is not proof. (A…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHm7uIC84YM Dr. Feelgood occupies a unique slot in rock history -- the band that bridges the otherwise incomprehensible gap between England's pub rock and punk rock scenes. Pub rock was…

I don't love her and could say a lot of bad things about her, but why bother? She isn't going to be the nominee. And if she does become the…

Did he really do that? If so, that's awesome. Our tax structure is ludicrously flat. Did anyone actually listen to the thing? Can you fact check my headline for me?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frCr6eq2Vfc I quoted the title of this song the other day with a friend whose knowledge of '50s and '60s music is deeper than mine and was surprised when he…

Bernie would have beaten Clinton if the nominating process was fair and transparent. It wasn't, but it is better now thanks to the work Sanders put in after the nomination was decided. The Democratic Party is better for having Bernie Sanders in it on it. I also love who wins the Democratic nomination provided the contest is fair and transparent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL5CDt_1xcE You probably know about Randy Rainbow, the pre-eminent political musical parodist of the Trump age. He released this one two days ago and it's gotten 360,000 plays on YouTube…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=659pppwniXA It's hard to explain Kurt Vile to someone who's never heard him before. There's a lo-fi vibe that runs through most of his work that, along with his penchant…

Hi Brandon, I got your name and email from Sean Coit of Senator Coons' office.  He said that you would be the person to ask for the speaker's list for…

I'm seriously asking. Mitch McConnell is keeping this shut down alive, but he (somehow) doesn't exist as far as TC, CC, & LBR are concerned. Today, our country is in…