Author: BooMan

Guess Who Thought Trump Was Paid By Putin?

As I was perusing the New York Times article on Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s woes, I was reminded that back on June 15th, 2016, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy was captured on tape confiding with Paul Ryan, Evan McMullin...

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Why Politicizing the U.S. Census Is Dangerous

Let me ask you an honest question. What do you think about this argument? Let’s say I tried to convince you that competitive elections are bad for America. That seems counterintuitive, right? Wouldn’t it be better if...

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Honoring What You Love

I have two stepsons who are in their twenties. When they were teenagers, I noticed that one of their least favorite holiday presents was the iTunes gift card. They could barely feign gratitude and they left the things unused....

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Dead Seven Years, Robert Byrd Lives On

Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia would have been one hundred years old today, so it seems like a good time to look back on his career and think about how he is still relevant in our present era. Ira Shapiro has done that in...

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I’m Getting Scalded Here

I wish there were any hope that I might wake up one morning and discover that Stupid has been vanquished from the Earth. Some, such as Julia Cooper, 75, a semiretired nurse from Montgomery, said they were continuing to support...

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