Flashback: This Miserable State
A trip back through recent history with The Angry Left: How We Found Our Way to This Miserable State -- Part One of a Four-Part series.
Swear or Affirm, Protect and Defend
We require elected officials and federal employees to swear an oath with specific requirements. Certain officials-to-be don't appear ready to fulfill their oaths to us.
NFL Week 11
Week 11 of the National Goodell League is upon us. Once again there was little of interest in the student athlete part of football, but I will summarize briefly.
In the NCAA, Houston unceremoniously dumped the once darling of big conference…
Trump Versus the [Dead-Ender] Spooks
The war between Trump and the existing national security establishment is heating up, even as Trump considers one after another top military leader harboring a grudge against the Obama Administration.
When Trump Brought Romney To Heel, or Further Adventures in the Cabinet of Deplorables
Once upon a time, Mitt Romney exiled his dog, Seamus, to the roof of the family station wagon. Now Trump has Mittens tied to the roof like a dog.
The Sessions Nomination and the "Emergency Exception"
Trump just announced he will nominate Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General. The biggest reason Sessions should not be AG is his racism. But that racism operates on top of a belief -- exhibited even this year -- that Congress should eliminate legitimate checks on law enforcement authorities.
BREAKING: President-Elect Trump Can't Tell Difference between Lincoln Navigator MKC and Ford Focus
President-elect Trump apparently can't tell the difference between a Ford Focus and a Lincoln Navigator. Sad!
One Thing Edward Snowden Is Not a Fucking Idiot About
Edward Snowden may be a fucking idiot about how safe it was to case a third party option in this election, but it is true that in the modern world, technological protections are necessary to protect liberties.
On Solidarity in the Face of Muslim Registry Plans
People have made well-meaning promises to sign up to any Muslim registry. But given the logic of current lists targeting Muslims, that will be hard to do.
NSA Conducts FISA Section 704 Collection Using Transit Collection
NSA conducts Section 704/705a spying using Transit authority. That has some interesting legal implications.
The Purge, the Benghazi Report, and Trump's Claim Obama Created ISIS
The Mike Rogers purge and his replacement by Devin Nunes may mean that Trump intends to increase his blame on Obama for ISIS.
Day Six: Our First Purge
Rather than targeting Latinos and Muslims, Trump's first targets have been disloyal Republicans (and Mormon Harry Reid). That may help us keep a majority who are opposed to Trump together.
The Blame the Media Movement
People want to blame the election on NYT's dead tree choices. But real scandal of media coverage lies elsewhere.
Post Election Trash Talk
Well here we are in the fifth day past the stunning election. That maybe was not that stunning at all. I don't necessarily have anything to add at this point. Success has many fathers, and failure is an orphan. Right now there are a lot of fathers…
About that Russian Hacker Story
A CNN story from October is going viral, suggesting there was a recent Russian state hack of FL voting systems. That's not what the story shows.
What Was the Role of ObamaCare Premium Hikes in Trump's Win?
Both Hillary and Trump claim that Jim Comey's letters on the email investigation had a decisive impact on the election. But neither are telling us how much effect ObamaCare price hikes had, which happened during roughly the same period.
The Blame Comey Movement
A number of people -- including Hillary's pollster -- want to blame Jim Comey for Hillary's loss. But the data is not -- yet -- that convincing.
Is FBI Still Fluffing Its Encryption Numbers?
The FBI says encryption prevents it from getting into 13% of the phones its forensics labs get. But that number likely includes other kinds of problems.
False Reassurances: On Pixie Dusted Executive Orders, Appendix M, and Proxy Detention and Torture
People are too complacent about whether and how Trump can exercise his authority as President. This post looks at two examples of authorities left over from the Bush Administration Trump can use.
What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted Dems And Clickbait Complicit Media Who Got Us Here?
Will Rogers very famously said:
"I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat."
That was made sometime in the 1930's I think, but it is enduringly true.
So, where will the Democratic party go now that they have…