Election 2020 – Political Orphans

Fox News Has Decided to Kill Off Its Viewers

By Chris Ladd March 14, 2020 March 14, 2020

Fox News has decided that risking the lives of their viewers is a better business decision than alienated their political masters or compromising their cult beliefs.

Sanders Is the Kremlin’s Second-Favorite Candidate

By Chris Ladd February 22, 2020 February 22, 2020

Why would the Russians back Bernie Sanders? Why on earth wouldn’t they?

Collias is Democrats’ Best Shot to Flip NC11

By Chris Ladd February 17, 2020 February 17, 2020

Redistricting in North Carolina has given several currently Republican Congressional seats new Democratic majorities. The new 11th District, currently represented by retiring Republican, Mark Meadows, isn’t one of them.

What the Bidens Did and Didn’t Do In Ukraine

By Chris Ladd October 6, 2019 October 6, 2019

What the Bidens did and didn’t do in Ukraine is dull, complex, entirely legal, but indicative of the long rot in our democracy. As a result, you’ll never hear it explained on TV.

How the Kleptocrats Bought Washington

By Chris Ladd August 11, 2019 August 11, 2019

Until a mature challenge to liberal democracy emerged from the reeking decay of the old Soviet Union, our endemic political corruption was a like manageable infection. It’s not manageable anymore.

Jeffrey Epstein and The Wheel

By Chris Ladd July 14, 2019 July 14, 2019

Epstein is not merely a pedophile or a pimp, but a dangerous political pioneer. Until we find the will and the methods to counter the new machine, the rest of our political engagement will be wasted. We are approaching the Dunkirk of liberal democracy.