In the age of Reagan, Republicans had to pretend their policies were ultimately for the good of ordinary people. Now they don’t even bother to pretend.
Today’s Republicans Have It So Easy
July 24, 2017Ted Rall Comics
How the Press Leads “The Resistance”
July 21, 2017
The Trump Administration is guilty of countless wrongdoing, including monstrous acts that no one cares about, at least not in the press. In the meantime, the media is obsessing over a meeting between a 2016 Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer, Donald Trump, Jr. and a number of other attendees.
The Evolution of Trumpcare
July 18, 2017
Once again, GOP Senate leaders have been forced to cancel a planned vote on Trumpcare’s “repeal and replace” plan. Now President Trump says he wants to repeal Obamacare without replacing it. Can you say political suicide?
The Republican View of Healthcare
July 13, 2017
In the current healthcare reform debate, GOP lawmakers have made clear that they view healthcare like any other commodity governed by the laws of supply and demand. But there’s a big difference between shopping for a new refrigerator and looking for a doctor while you’re sick.
The Democrats’ Brilliant Scheme to Destroy Trump
July 12, 2017
Democrats keep working the Russia collusion angle, but there’s still no evidence that Russia hacked the election. Meanwhile, the brief against the worst president in history goes ignored.
Spies Like Donald Jr.
July 11, 2017
Donald Trump’s son Junior met with a Russian lawyer who claimed to have dirt on Hillary Clinton in June 2016. But why bother to dig up dirt on Hillary when her own record was the dirtiest possible?
Women Have to Choose
July 7, 2017
Many American workers say they’re wary of interacting with members of the opposite sex at work. Women are worried about sexual harassment; men are worried about being falsely accused of sexual harassment. But how will women advance if they can’t socialize with men in the workplace?
What’s So Bad About Illegal Voters?
July 6, 2017
President Trump’s voter-fraud commission made news when states refused to share personal voter data with it. But considering the fact that the U.S. has one of the lowest voter turnout rate among the democracies, maybe we should be more grateful to the few people who sneak into the polls to vote illegally.
Trump’s Infamous Tweets
July 5, 2017
Continuing his effort to keep his twitter feed wild and crazy and important, President Trump recently issued a series of broadsides against members of the media. He seems to spend a lot of time tweeting, and significantly less time doing everything else. Though amusing, these mini-communiques are coarsening our national conversation.
Such a Terrible Agenda…And So Much Dysfunction
June 28, 2017
Amusingly, Democrats and media outlets criticize the very Trump agenda items that they’re also criticizing them for not being able to pass due to legislative dysfunction.
