Category Archives: Politics

This Year’s World Cup

Posted on July 19, 2026 by a1skeptic

The quadrennial World Cup  will be over tomorrow, and either Spain or Argentina will emerge as champions. I just want to make three observations.  Ticket Prices Ticket prices have really gotten out of control. We saw some games back in … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Nothingburger Speech

Posted on July 17, 2026 by a1skeptic

There was a time when I was young and naive when I thought being able to vote over the Internet might be a good idea. That was maybe two decades ago, and I’m much more realistic now. I mention this … Continue reading →

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The Anti-Weaponization Fund

Posted on July 14, 2026 by a1skeptic

With Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General to be heard this week, I though it might be a good time to review Trump’s attempt to create an “anti-weaponization” slush fund for his allies (including pardoned January 6th Participants), which was … Continue reading →

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Campaign Finance: More of the Same

Posted on July 12, 2026 by a1skeptic

One of the cases that was decided by the Supreme Court in this last term is a case called National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC. It’s not a major case, really. It’s just another step in the direction that the … Continue reading →

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The Birthright Citizenship Decision

Posted on July 3, 2026 by a1skeptic

I’m going to spend the next couple of weeks trying to unpack what the Supreme Court did at the end of its last term, because the Court did a lot. But let’s take it one step at a time.  So … Continue reading →

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Gerrymandering in Alabama

Posted on June 4, 2026 by a1skeptic

With today’s decision allowing the state of Alabama to go back to using its racially gerrymandered congressional map in the wake of the decision in Louisiana v. Callais (April 29, 2026), the Supreme court has now specifically allowed Louisiana, Texas, … Continue reading →

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Ken Paxton is your GOP Senate Candidate in Texas

Posted on May 29, 2026 by a1skeptic

The Texas Republican party, as is by now well known, decided to nominate their current Attorney General Ken Paxton to be their candidate to replace outgoing Senator John Cornyn in the Senate. Cornyn has served in the Senate since 2002, … Continue reading →

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Imagine the Level of Delusion

Posted on April 14, 2026 by a1skeptic

From the first time that I ever heard of Donald Trump — and honestly, I don’t remember exactly when that was, but it was probably through People Magazine — I thought that he was an obnoxious character, the poster child … Continue reading →

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Republican Hypocrisy and Identity Fusion, part 2

Posted on April 6, 2026 by a1skeptic

Having established in Part 1 of this two-part essay that Republicans have abandoned or reversed many of their proclaimed principles in their support of President Trump, it’s time to look at the most common explanation: identity fusion. Identity Fusion Identity … Continue reading →

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Republican Hypocrisy and Identity Fusion, part I

Posted on April 5, 2026 by a1skeptic

Well, by now it’s clear that there is not a single thing that the MAGAverse and Trump supporters used to claim that they believed in that they are not willing to disregard or contradict. The whole thing has become almost … Continue reading →

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