“Rigged”: Stop Whining and Make Your Case

Donald Trump is tumbling in the polls because it has (finally!) become clear to a wide swath of voters in the weeks...

Powerful Michelle Obama Speech: If You Want to be Big, Don’t be Small

My father-in-law used to say, “If you want to be big, don’t be small.”  I’ve been reminded of the wisdom...

Trump: “You’d Be In Jail”

I was on the road Sunday night (in Champaign with my wife and HS junior son, looking at the beautiful...

Climate Change is Real

The GOP may think climate change is a hoax, but scientists who study it know it’s real, and that we...

The Vice Presidential Debate

You should not lie about things that can be easily disproven with short video clips. I had a prior commitment...

Keillor: The Question No One Is Asking About Donald Trump

Just came across this in the WaPo, from our friend Garrison Keillor.  It made me smile – especially the paragraph...

Who’s Corrupt?

“…the notion that a voter ought to support Trump over Clinton on grounds of financial ethics or transparency is insane.”...

Debate Reax

Quickly, some of the things I’ve been reading about last night’s debate.  Ranting Bully Donald Trump Came Unglued in First...

Debate Prep

James Fallows of The Atlantic has been an invaluable resource during this uniquely bizarre and terrifying election season.  He was...

Notable Ads from Hillary Clinton

James Fallows comments on a few notable recent Hillary ads.  I found the second one – Role Models – particularly...