In this essay, Bill Moyers calls the current shutdown/debt default ploy what it is. Secession by another means.
My only quibble is that it might be more accurately termed nullification, with real roots back almost two centuries back to John C. Calhoun. The refusal of a minority to abide by the democratic process and instead threaten to destroy the state if they don’t hold a permanent veto on anything the majority wants to do.
As of Friday evening it appears that the Trump/Musk GOP has managed to put out, or at least move to…
I admit I’ve been saying mostly the same thing in my last few posts on events on Capitol Hill. I…
If you haven’t seen the details, the meltdown on Capitol Hill went from bad to worse this evening. Or awesome…
If you’re thinking about joining us for our first live-audience version of the podcast on January 15th down in DC,…
