In the elder days of Art Builders wrought with greatest care Each minute and unseen part, For the Gods see everywhere. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow In his pithy and spot-on book, On Bullshit, Harry G. Frankfurt writes about the above lines of poetry, “The point of these lines is clear. In the old days, craftsmen did not cut corners… These craftsmen did not relax their thoughtful self-discipline even with respect …
Federal Judge in Florida “Keeps It Simple for the State of Florida”
In Texas, the Attorney General's office has a nasty habit of using the courts to interfere with citizens groups, churches, and others working for the common good. Now, Florida is taking the litigious path. The state's Surgeon General's office wants to bring criminal charges against any broadcasters airing an advertisement it doesn't like. Right now, the far-right administration in Tallahassee doesn't like ads …
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Harris-Walz Have the Right Messaging for this Moment
I'm impressed by the quality and consistency of messages from the Harris-Walz campaign. Vice President Kamala Harris, in particular, is addressing the hard topics of our day with a straight-on, level-headed fierceness and compassion that's both remarkable and refreshing. For millions of voters, a woman's right to choose is at the center of the 2024 campaign and Hadley Duvall, a Kentucky woman and survivor of …
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Dan Osborn Is A Man Who Fixes Things. Can He Fix the Senate?
Nebraska is in the news, and I'm happy to say, it's for the right reasons. The Democratic candidate for Vice President is from small-town Nebraska. A Republican State Senator from Omaha joined with his Democratic colleagues to defy attempts to change how the state awards its electoral college votes (by Congressional district). University of Nebraska's football team is on its way back. And Independent …
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Republicans Hope Anti-Trans Sentiment Boosts Voter Turnout
The Culture War is the war that never ends. One side is hell-bent on denying American citizens their rights to bodily autonomy, gender identity, even books, and a decent education. To this end, the National Republican Congressional Committee unveiled its first Texas ad of the general election last week, accusing U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, of pushing “sex changes for …
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Defy or Deny the United Auto Workers at Your Own Risk
Two highly litigious rich men were served a dose of their own lawyerly medicine this week when the United Auto Workers filed federal labor charges against former President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The charges claim Trump and Musk used a live broadcast on the site formerly known as Twitter to threaten and intimidate workers who are planning to strike. UAW and its president Shawn Fain are not messing …
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Caroline Gleich Could Become Utah’s New Senator
Caroline Gleich does not look like a Senator, and she's wisely using this fact to her credit. Knowing how little faith American citizens have in Congress, why would you want to appear to be one of them? In a sane world, you'd do everything you could to distance yourself from the way it is in Washington today. When you're a ski mountaineer and climate activist from Utah, you naturally connect with Utah voters via …
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Republican Accountability PAC to Invest $50M to Defeat Trump
Is the GOP on the verge of collapse? I doubt it, but there are obvious signs of decay, including the fact that a substantial chunk of Republican primary and caucus voters told pollsters that they would be so dissatisfied if Donald Trump became the party’s presidential nominee—and it looks like he will—that they would not vote for him in November’s general election. In related news, The New York Times is reporting …
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