| Sep 4, 2013 | Peace / SecuritySo we’re going to war in Syria. Maybe. We won’t know for sure until Congress gets back from the vacation it’s taking from its other vacations. One can live in hope, however. What would autumn be without a fresh war in the Middle East to occupy us? I...
| Aug 20, 2013 | Food / Farming“Stop the moochers!” shouted a flock of GOP budget whackers in the House of Representatives. It was back in July, before they flapped away for their five-week long summer break. This was the battle cry of conservative House lawmakers as they ripped all...
| Aug 14, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyTwenty-two. That’s how many bills have become law since the 113th Congress was sworn in on January 3, 2013. It’s one more illustration of the dysfunction that’s engulfed the Capitol. One bill that did become law this year was the continuing...
| | Economy / BusinessWhile pretty much everybody agrees that the U.S. tax code is a mess, nobody does anything about it. Oh, politicians talk about doing something, but mainly what they do is make it worse. There’s a reason for this. You. You’re the reason. People, alas, tend...
| Jul 31, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyIf our government were a card game, the American people would surely have realized by now that they’re playing with a marked deck. The Republicans are cheating. In the 2012 elections, Democratic candidates for House seats collectively won about five percent more...
