The Problem With California’s Primaries

by Martin Longman March 16, 2018January 9, 2022

California’s top-two primary system introduces too much chance and opportunities for corruption, while often taking choices away from the electorate.

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The President Prattles in Pittsburgh

by D.R. Tucker March 11, 2018January 9, 2022

If you know someone who voted for this man, ask them how they can defend any of this: President Trump on Saturday again called for enacting the death penalty for drug dealers during a rally meant to bolster a struggling GOP candidate for a U.S. House seat here. During the campaign event in this conservative […]

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On the Moral Necessity of Impeaching Trump: Part II

by D.R. Tucker February 10, 2018January 9, 2022

Yes, it was gratifying to see House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) literally speak truth to power for eight hours on Wednesday in defense of the beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Pelosi’s words were surely scorned by the soulless forces who control the GOP, but those who recognize the repugnance of […]

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On the Moral Necessity of Impeaching Trump: Part I

by D.R. Tucker February 10, 2018January 9, 2022

Frederick Douglass said it best: This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit […]

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The Arc of the Moral Universe Must Bend Towards Impeachment

by D.R. Tucker January 27, 2018January 9, 2022

Seriously, enough is enough. If Donald Trump’s effort to have Robert Mueller fired isn’t enough to justify his impeachment and removal of office, nothing is. If the House and Senate changes hands in November, the new Democratic majority will have a strong moral and legal mandate to hold this man accountable. Not removing Trump from […]

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What Happens When Truth Doesn’t Matter?

by D.R. Tucker December 31, 2017January 9, 2022

There’s a reason why Trump’s arrogance remains unmitigated.

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Will Anyone Really Be Surprised if Roy Moore Wins?

by D.R. Tucker December 11, 2017January 9, 2022

In an infamously bloody scene in The Untouchables (1987), Robert De Niro declared, “I get nowhere unless the team wins.” Three decades later, De Niro’s line is, in effect, Donald Trump’s motto–and if that motto is shared by a majority of the Alabama electorate, then Roy Moore is guaranteed to win the state’s special US […]