A struggle in the age of a Trump Republican Party is the constant rage, disgust, and despair that can be … More
Tag: Politics
The Solution to Everything: An Ode to Tax Cuts
Dear Mr. [Insert Generic Republican™], shall we pay for the endless wars? Perhaps healthcare and aid to the poor? … More
The Party of Faust
Further evidence of “collusion” between Trump associates and the Russian government is irrelevant to the question of whether Trump should … More
The 2016 Paradox: Why Trump is Better Than a Clinton Presidency for the Future of Progressive Politics.
Some solace in some troubled times. Let me start off by saying that the Trump administration is truly a unique … More
Disaster by Design
Politics is a zero sum game. But the rewards or punishments for behavior and rhetoric only go as far as voters do at the … More
The Wolf and His Pack
The real danger of a wolf is the pack that he follows. In college I wrote this piece where I made up … More
2016 Electoral College Prediction
Clinton 347—–Trump 191 Click here for my 2012 Electoral College Prediction. I got lucky. The most important thing to note … More
Donald Trump Will Never Be President
Before the primary season started, I wrote that I thought either Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio would be the nominee … More
The Origins of Inequality
The Origins of Inequality AJ Lawton … More
Beware of Extreme Political Correctness
We have 24 hour news and non-stop social media watching everything with the slightest public exposure. The digital revolution has … More
Dystopian Obsession
I decided to try to pinpoint at what point in history the idea of the end of the world came … More
How the Moderate Will Vote for Governor
I am not going out on a limb when I say that most people voting for Walker are doing so … More
Vote for Reality
Out of the two major parties of our political system, the Republican Party is the only which is completely divorced … More
Unsettled by Ukraine
Crimea is being called the most serious international crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and it may very … More
Chris Christie’s Bridge to Nowhere
You have no doubt heard about the “Bridge Gate” scandal rocking New Jersey politics right now, where senior Christie administration … More
Let the Keystone Pipeline go forward
I am an avid fan of the environment. I like trees and grass. I like clean air and water. I … More
Obama’s Opportunity
The War in Afghanistan, our longest military engagement, is set to end after this year. The Pentagon is proposing the … More
Stockholm Syndrome
Stockholm syndrome: “A psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy or sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes … More
The worst game of chicken
By now you’ve heard of the heroic efforts of Ted Cruz and congressional Republicans threatening to not fund the government … More
This American Dream
The gilded age in American history was a period of enormous economic expansion as well as unprecedented income inequality and … More
