A national census is a nuisance, right? Once every ten years you have to tell the government information about yourself and your family that doesn’t seem like it’s any of their business and is another inconvenience to look forward to, like paying taxes once a year. What a pain! But Read more…
I think it is telling that the word filibuster is derived from the Dutch word “vribuyter” meaning “pirate”. That is exactly the function of the filibuster, the taking of something that doesn’t belong to you by force.
The celebration is over. Don’t get me wrong. It was well deserved, the defeat of Donald J. Trump an important milestone in the rescue of democracy in the United States. The dream hung in the balance, ready to topple with just a few more votes cast for an autocrat. Just Read more…