OPINION

The last 3 safe spaces from America’s gun violence

— A majority of U.S. states, all controlled by Republicans, allow carrying guns without permits or registration, leading to a surge in gun violence. The increase in gun violence is linked to Republican politicians and Supreme Court Justices appointed by them.

OPINION

A national trial separation?

— Action on guns and abortion rights will be major U.S. election issues. The actions of politicians like DeSantis in Florida for authoritarian control could help in Republican primaries but sink them in general elections.

OPINION

Trump indictment timing

— I have what I’ll call “mixed emotions” about the Manhattan indictment against former President Donald Trump, B. Jay Cooper writes.

OPINION

Dribs, drabs .. or drips? You make the call

— Dirty little non-secrets: Trump on the stump and other political madness.

OPINION

We’ve got a lot to cover

— B. Jay Cooper, a veteran political consultant who served in the Reagan and Bush I administrations, weighs in on some of the reactions to President Biden’s State of the Union.

COMMENT

So Boris Johnson’s comeback trail, like that of Liz Truss, runs through Washington, DC?

— There is a section of the Tories that doesn’t view bipartisanship as important in the relationship with America. There lies a perilous path.

COMMENT

Truss, who lost longevity battle to a lettuce, is on a comeback trail through Washington, DC

— During her trip to America, Liz Truss was happy to be cheered by some Republicans who want Trussonomics-style uber-neo-liberalism.

US Politics

Kevin McCarthy: Why Republicans are preventing their own leader from becoming US speaker

— Why breakaway Republicans are blocking the election of a new speaker of the US House of Representatives.

OPINION

He’ll be Congressman, not congressman-ish

— Congressman-elect George Anthony Santos lied about his career on his resume before being elected.

OPINION

If Trump is waning, what are his options?

— As his “brand” starts to diminish, there are three choices left for former President Donald J. Trump.

OPINION

Post-election thoughts

— President Biden had it right when he said that democracy won Tuesday’s elections. The pundits, pollsters and press had it wrong when they say Democrats won the election.

OPINION

The return of the Yos! and Oys! – plus a new addition.

— B. Jay Cooper occasionally hands out awards for Yos! and Oys!, celebrating those individuals who do good deeds (Yo!) and bad ones (Oy!). The Committee on Yos! and Oys! meets when it feels like it.

OPINION

Last week the Axis Of Autocracy was consummated.

— If Donald Trump is elected President in 2024, none of the world’s democracies will be safe or protected from China’s or Russia’s forced attempts to convert democracies to autocracies.

OPINION

Why are some so afraid of women, gays, trans, etc?

— While some in the United States are chomping away at our rights, others are attacking our democracy from within. What are they afraid of?

OPINION

No bullsh*t, no exaggeration... American democracy becomes American autocracy in 2023.

— Right around this time next year, from June 2023 thru July 2023, the greatest, most successful, and freest exercise of self-government, American democracy, will constitutionally end.

COMMENT

In Iran, one man exercises complete control for his lifetime. In the US, it’s now six people.

— Political gridlock across the US federal government has made the country’s supreme court uniquely powerful.