Last week, Armenia’s prime minister resigned last week to try to force his enemies out of parliament. Armenia’s system is […]
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Phrases I didn’t expect to read today: “deliberate attempt to impersonate Transparency International.” (This is related to Cameroon’s contentious presidential […]
I didn’t pay much attention to the Kavanaugh nomination argument; I saw the highlights on social media but didn’t prusue […]
They thought he was a nice lefty like on SVU
This is not my favorite rhetorical feint: There is nothing illegal with cops making campaign contributions — they fall squarely […]
Why Ghana?
Accra, Ghana: Thousands of protesters marched in the streets of Accra, Ghana, on Wednesday to protest a deal between the […]
Maybe he wanted to seem pitiful but not pathetic
The Hill: Helsel said the buckets have been in classrooms for two years. Media outlets picked up the story this […]
Breaking news about the NRA’s advertising
BREAKING NEWS: Immediately after the horror of the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, […]
I hate the gun control debate
There’s been another mass shooting in America. The victims’ families are grieving, some of the wounded and the might-have-been-killed-if-not-for-dumb-luck are […]
Who can make the NYPD look relatively citizen-friendly?
You guessed it, the NYPD’s union.
Not having seen the State of the Union…
I didn’t watch Trump’s State of the Union speech last night. I had more pressing things to do, like play video games. But here’s how I imagine it went…