For a large chunk of American history, abortion was legal, and then some white guys plus some racist guys got an idea — In conservative Republican circles, there has been for decades an almost cultish worship of the Founding Fathers of America. Tied to that is a claimed reverence for the Constitution of the United States, along with an odd notion of “originalist” interpretation of that document for the purposes of Supreme Court…

Did you forget that everything on “Truth Social” is always a lie? — As you all know, of course (unless you have been living under a rock) Trump had announced on Saturday, March 18, that (and pardon the all caps but quoting directly here) “LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT…

Well, not me personally, but people like me … huh … I’ll be darned … — According to Trump, it is not Russia that is the biggest threat to America. It is me. Well, people like me, basically. I kind of took that a bit personally. I’m mildly offended but mostly amused. In case you missed it, let me quote exactly what our former insurrectionist, pussy…

It only made it to trial because of idiot plaintiffs with idiot theories who found an idiot judge to take the case — In the midst of fury and anger, I decided to take a deep breath and look at the actual legal facts of this case. It turns out this case is technically not about abortion and actually about administrative law. …

Hardly any elbow room for all these gay basher gays — Since Republicans have ramped up the anti-LGBTQ attacks, it occurred to me that all is fair in love and war. This seems, therefore, like the perfect time to do a little trip down memory lane. Let us look at a Republican hypocrite hall of fame. …

Everything old is new again and students are caught in the whirlwind — In 1925, in Tennessee, a high school teacher was put on trial for teaching what he wasn’t supposed to teach. That story is told in the 1960 film “Inherit the Wind.” In the 1920s, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, and (oh what a surprise) Florida banned the teaching of the theory…

Yeah they are crazy but it turns out there is a formal diagnosis for their ailment — “Projection.” That is the psychoanalytic term for the Republican Party ailment. The basic definition of “projection” is when you ascribe to others your own undesirable feelings, and you do it as a coping mechanism. In politics, however, it is not a coping mechanism. It is just plain craziness. The Republican…

Whether it is pretended ignorance or actual ignorance, it is a war on women either way — Two issues, same level of ignorance, same misogyny, the same Republican war on women. Whether these particular examples of misogyny succeed or not, the war marches on, and various versions of these tactics will continue. That Texas lawsuit to end access to FDA-approved abortion pills for the entire country. The…

In two years, the red cap will be worth maybe a buck at a flea market — I wonder if somebody will show up in East Palestine, Ohio, with t-shirts with the above title, or some version of “… and all I got was a damn water bottle and damn red baseball cap.” Yes, I am picking on Trump here. …