by Graham J Noble | Feb 9, 2021 | Articles, Politics
The circus is coming to Washington, D.C. this week in the form of another Senate show-trial in the wake of another dubious impeachment of now-former President Donald Trump. No doubt, the proceedings will be entertaining and, after all, Congress appears not much good...
by Mark Angelides | Feb 9, 2021 | Articles, Law
If it bleeds, it leads. So goes the clarion call of newsrooms across the world. And the media are hoping for a bloodletting in the second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald J. Trump. But when precedent, point of order votes, and just plain math...
by Jose Backer | Feb 8, 2021 | Articles, Biden Administration, Good Reads
Republicans and Democrats can begrudgingly admit that both Barack Obama and Donald Trump masterfully used social media to generate attention to and excitement for their campaigns and presidencies. Since the Democratic primaries, Joe Biden’s Twitter feed may be...
by James Fite | Feb 7, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Gun Control
You’ve seen the headlines: Gun sales skyrocket after the election. The title may vary slightly, but ever since the FBI started conducting gun purchase background checks in 1998, nearly every major news outlet ran that story each year a Democrat won the White House. A...
by Dave Patterson | Feb 6, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads
In the wee hours of Friday morning, the Senate passed a budget resolution by the slimmest of margins, 51-50 votes, with Joe Biden’s vice president casting the deciding vote. The Senate’s resolution was not an authorization or spending bill described in...