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- Aug 24
- 3 min
Whisky Tango Foxtrot: The GOP Debate
Just what the hell was that all about? An agonizing assessment of the GOP debate.
- Aug 24
- 5 min
The Revolution of 1800
A crisis over electoral votes in Georgia is not unprecedented. Bryan Artiles on the 1800 Jefferson Adams presidential election.
- Aug 10
- 3 min
Third Party Round-Up
The major parties are making an air-tight case for a third party option. And No Labels is scaring the devil out of them.
- Aug 8
- 3 min
The Chinese Armada
Just What Were the Chinese and Russia Navies up to off the Alaskan Coast?
- Jul 26
- 3 min
Are You Not Entertained?
The most important part of Trumps May 2024 trial isn’t the verdict, but if it will be TV rights.
- Jul 20
- 3 min
The Hard Sell of the Biden Platform
Trump has a platform - it may be ill-advised - but it's committed. The vagueness of the Biden platform won't beat it.
- Jul 17
- 3 min
Hunter S. Thompson On Campaign
50 years later, Hunter S. Thompson's Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, makes you nostalgic for the quaint sleaze of the past.
- Jul 10
- 3 min
The Invisible Hand: Can Voters Break the Parties?
The 2022 wasn't a mandate for either party, but against both. Can the voters break the parties?
- Jul 10
- 8 min
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Lessons from the Good Friday Agreement: can it help the US avoid 30 years of "troubles" in identity politics.
- Jul 10
- 3 min
The Circus Maximus Project
Circus Maximus will feature guest writers discussing what fresh hell is around the corner for this American experiment.
- Jun 25, 2021
- 6 min
The First American Revolution
The First American Revolution wasn't over representation, but a decent glass of wine. The forgotten history of the Creole Revolt.
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