Ambiguous results from Texas
We’ll see how this plays out, but the results from yesterday are not a massive statement in either direction.
Something is happening in Texas
Texans don’t vote, until one day they do.
Republicans won’t lose sleep over Trump’s gun grabbing threat
There is only thing Donald Trump could say that would give Republicans second thoughts, “You know, those Black Lives Matter protesters are making a lot of sense.”
A rational Republican resistance is starting to emerge
Republicans have moved so far off the established political spectrum that primary challenges from the center have begun to look promising.
A first step toward sensible gun legislation
What can we do specifically to move our representatives toward action on gun control?
Fake news highlights the instability of monocultures
Diversity is about more than the humane tolerance of others, it is an evolutionary imperative. We will master a world of looser, more diverse cultural ties, or fall behind those who do.
Welcome to Trumponomics
So far, we’ve seen none of the secondary shocks (like the collapse of Lehman Brothers) that convert a “correction” into a “crash.” However, as this band of nitwits continues to exercise power, the more pointless damage we’ll incur. Every system has its limits. We are exploring ours.
A couple of documentary recommendations
If you haven’t seen these two films I’d encourage you to make watching them a Black History Month project.
How to win elections in America
Never lose sight of the bedrock of success in American politics: Get more of your voters to the polls than your opponent does. You do that through appeals to fear and hope, in that order.
Link Roundup, 1/30/2018
A political orphan’s guide to current events.