2019-01-22 17:12
This is the third in a series of counterfactual history articles about Ronald Reagan's presidential quest having an alternative timeline from what happened in reality. All are based in part… Read More
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2019-01-21 13:37
I've seen plenty of articles like this, originally in the WSJ, that note that the THC level of modern commercial marijuana is far greater than many moons ago when I was in high school and co… Read More
2019-01-19 13:47
STL Cards fans: Don't drink the Bryce Harper Kool-AidThursday night, I saw a #Bryce2STL hashtag trending on Twitter.Time to respond.First, Paul Goldschmidt IS Bryce Harper for this… Read More
2019-01-18 13:00
And why is Michael Tracy leading?So, going well beyond defending the most interesting of announced presidential candidates, who would be ...Tulsi Gabbard, the lover of Hindu nationalist fasc… Read More
2019-01-17 13:00
So, the Bryce Harper free agency derby carries on, presuming agent Scott Boras is still hunting something like 10/$350 and either one or two opt-outs.See the poll at upper right or… Read More
2019-01-16 14:42
The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with federal workers and contractors and their families amidst the longest government shutdown in history as it brings you this week's roundup.Off the K… Read More
2019-01-15 17:36
The likes of Brie Brie Joy, writing for The Intercept, and Lee Camp, among others, last week played "gotcha" with national Democrats, claiming that then-Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Cli… Read More
2019-01-14 15:16
I'm no big fan of Jill Stein's recount of the 2016 presidential election, and wasn't from the start. Even though she was hamstrung by election laws in some states, nonetheless, the recount a… Read More
2019-01-12 18:35
Besides not fully understanding the First Amendment (charitable version) or being a sort of butt-hurt solipsist (less charitable but more realistic version, based on a long past history of h… Read More
2019-01-11 13:23
Yeah, yeah.On one hand, it's way too early for this, amirite?On the other hand, when a bland neoliberal Hispanic former mayor and former Obama cabinet backbencher named Julian Castro actuall… Read More
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