Perfectly Legal, But Wrong
When “perfectly legal” is a lame excuse for doing the wrong thing
Society and Politics
Epstein, Trump, and the “Manosphere”
Jeffrey Epstein has risen from the dead. Whether by suicide or skullduggery, he died in his jail cell 7 years ago during the first Trump administration. He remains a symbol of male misogyny and pedophilia, which is why Donald Trump would like folks to forget all...
119 Dead in the Texas Flood –– but the “Blame Game” is Alive and Ugly
The flash flood of July 4 along the Guadelupe River in Texas has claimed at least 119 lives. As of July 9th, 2025, another 160 people are still missing. In our highly partisan politician environment, it didn’t take long for the blame game to begin. But the...
That Billionaire Boondoggle Bill
That Big Beautiful Bill that Just Passed? Well it is a big one, but . . . .what beauty is there in running up huge fiscal deficits, putting U.S. government’s creditworthiness at risk, all to give billionaires more tax breaks and cutting back health and food benefits...
Oh Those Demonic Democrats!
Our political polarization has taken a very ugly (and violent) turn. Repeatedly, many on “the right” insist that Democrats are doing the Devil’s work. And those same folks will cloak themselves in the language of Jesus Christ, will prominently display...
Our Very Passionate Border Czar
Homan is passionate about enforcing the law, but overlooks that a far better law could have been passed without Trump’s interference.
A Moral Tragedy, Yet Perfectly Legal
Dear Reader –– I read Kristin DuMez’ blog this morning and wanted to pass it along. It’s about the mean-spirited (and totally false) narrative promoted by many on the “right” that the recent political assassination of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband,...
Vicious Rhetoric Leads to Political Violence, but . . .
On Friday night, June 13, two political assassinations took place in Minnesota by a man who violently angry about abortion and LGBTQ rights. https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/15/vance-boelter-accused-of-assassination-of-dfl-house-leader-melissa-hortman-apprehended...
Republican Budget Plans, the U.S. Social Safety Net, and Distributive Justice
This just in: despite Trump’s warnings to GOP legislators on cutting benefits to Medicare and Social Security recipients, GOP legislators are reportedly considering cuts on both. They have already discussed cuts to Medicare, which is why an anguished woman cried...
Profiles in Cowardice
In 1957, Senator John F. Kennedy won the Pulitzer Prize for his book,Profiles in Courage, about U.S. politicians who took courageous stands to do what was right, not just what was expedient. It was not a huge book; only eight US Senators were profiled for their...
Super-Charged Sycophancy Comes to D.C.
The Dow is down but super-charged sycophancy is UP! And it’s not just the stupid gold Trump pin Carr is wearing.