Republicans defend the electoral college by claiming it protects smaller red states from an alleged tyranny of the majority led by California and New York. If the Republicans want to make that argument, I would contend that it’s smaller blue states like Rhode Island and Vermont that need to be…

A year ago this month, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (hereinafter the IRA.) This is the Biden administration’s signature policy achievement thus far. This groundbreaking new law shows what a united Democratic government can achieve. It’s already doing a lot of good. “The bill provided billions…

I recently wrote a piece in which I demonstrated that the Republican Party has made up phony “scandals” about Democrats since 1992. The pattern is that the Republicans push out a phony “scandal” and predict that some prominent Democrat will be going to prison. The “liberal” mainstream media follows the…

One of the common misperceptions in American politics is that most billionaires are progressive. Billionaires like Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and George Soros are very visible and do advocate policies that will benefit all Americans. In addition, their philanthropy reflects their progressive political philosophy. Unfortunately, appearances can be deceiving. The…

Aaron Burr was one of the most infamous traitors in American history. In 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Burr ran for president together as a ticket. It was understood that Jefferson was running for president and Burr was running for vice president. Due to a defect in the Constitution (that…

Last week, Donald Trump was indicted in the District of Columbia for attempting to steal the 2020 election. A federal grand jury indicted him on four counts related to conspiracy to defraud the United States, witness tampering, conspiracy against the rights of citizens, and obstruction of and attempt to obstruct…

Robert F. Kennedy: The Road Not Taken From Nebraska to the White House. Dr. Laura J. Crawford (my oldest daughter) and I have written a book on Robert Kennedy’s campaign in Nebraska in 1968. We believe that this fills in a real void in the history of Robert Kennedy’s campaign…

Every time a new Democratic president takes office, the Republicans predict doom. Back in 1993, Newt Gingrich predicted that Bill Clinton’s tax increase on the wealthy would bring on the worst recession since the Great Depression. Instead, Clinton’s economic policies created 22 million jobs, reduced unemployment from 7% to 4%…

During the Nebraska 2023 legislative session, the Republicans passed a ten week abortion ban and a ban on trans medical care for minors. Planned Parenthood has filed a challenge to these laws in the Nebraska state courts but I’m not optimistic about the outcome. Most of the judiciary has been…