Betsy DeVos is on Michigan’s ballot in November. Michigan is a leitmotif (1) of America’s electioneering. This the state where money, not experience and record, speaks. It's my home state. This is ‘Michigan in the time of DeVos.’ August 2 “I knew she was going to win,” my friend texted…

An open letter to Margaret Renkl and Nate Silver Heh, Meg and Nate, I appreciate your opening up from the pages of the NYTimes Opinion section a real estate agency serving the Southern “Red States,” but we’ve decided to decamp to Prince Edwards Island. That’s in Canada. Good beer and…

Big Money, Big Votes Betsy DeVos works her deep purse in Michigan. Of the 16 state primaries scheduled for August the New York Times on Sunday, July 31, chose to showcase one, Michigan, on its front page: “DeVos Family, Bucking Trump, Roils Michigan.” The defining reason for such prominence is…

Senate Democrats may pass a trimmed down climate-social benefit package I was wrong: it’s ‘not over…’, yet. (1) Climate legislation passed the House that will be paid for by taxing the wealthy. Family and health care benefits passed the House that will be paid for by taxing the wealthy. Suddenly…

July 21 The ladies were great tonight. The men? Not so much. The male performances in America’s prime time political drama as staged by the J6 Committee didn’t compare with the courageous, eloquent female performances. Day 8 of the J6 Committee Hearings began with male incompetence and coverup — deleted…

White Anxiety: a cancer on democracy On Tuesday, July 19, Nicole Wallace, former Communications Director for former President George Bush mentioned Trump’s name over twenty times in a period of three minutes. The occasion was an announcement of sorts: MSNBC, Wallace’s cable network and platform for her daily televised “White…

Political violence enters the J6 Hearings ‘There are two features common to a rise of authoritarianism: a refusal to accept the outcome of democratic elections and the use of violence to gain power.’ -Rep. Jamie Raskin, closing remarks, J6 Committee Hearings, July 12 On Thursday, July 21, the J6 Committee…

The writing on the wall concealed by President Biden’s poor approval rating is the redistribution of wealth Biden proposed has failed to pass Congress. (1) America has been reminded once again, to paraphrase Paddy Bauler (2): America ain’t ready for redistribution, yet. Recall Biden’s campaign agenda in 2020. Redistribution of…

Mob rule. The J6 Hearing The original schedule for the J6 Hearings was 7 days of televised hearings followed by a public release of their report in September. With the ‘surprise witness,’ White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, testifying live on June 28, an additional day of hearings was added. Day…