Month: December 2015

The Strange Case of Alissa Starzak

I like to peruse the roll call votes in Congress from time to time, although it’s a much less interesting practice than it used to be. Last night, I noticed that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had actually allowed...

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The Elephant in the Water

You can read the WaPo article In Flint, Mich., there’s so much lead in children’s blood that a state of emergency is declared, but beyond the title, it’s very late and short about the story.  Leading to...

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Conservatives: Same As They Ever Were

Over dinner last night, my brother Phil and I were trying to figure out how much of what we’re seeing from the modern Republican Party is new and how much has been been baked in the cake for a long time. I tried to get...

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