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What’s wrong with the Dems?

Following defeat in the presidential election, Democratic Party leadership is doing much needed soul searching. Those not in denial know there is something wrong. Per Gallup, in the 10 months in 2024 prior to the election, January to October, the Democrat partisan advantage — the percentage identifying as Democrat or lean Democrat minus the percentage identifying as Republican or lean Republican — was in negative territory 5 of the 10 months. This is more Democrat negatives than in any presidential election year since Gallup started reporting this in 1992. The percentage of ...

Designer offers sustainability tips

I enjoy crafting and sewing, but lately I’ve become hyperaware of the waste produced to sustain this hobby. When I walk into a craft and fabric store, I feel like I could pick up the entire store and dump it directly into a landfill. It’s mostly plastic — yes, even the fabric — and it likely won’t get recycled. But I love to craft and sew. I make PJ pants and homemade ornaments for my family for Christmas. Plus, having a creative hobby is good for my mental health. That’s why when I learned that New York fashion designer Anna Molinari is committed to sustainability, I ...

Musk’s debut as federal budget negotiator

In the wake of a successful effort to kill a year-end spending bill and replace is with more limited legislation to keep the government open, Elon Musk declared victory last week on X (formerly Twitter), the social media platform he owns: “Your actions turned a bill that weighed pounds into a bill that weighed ounces!” he crowed. “You are the media now. VOX POPULI VOX DEI.” The stopgap funding measure will largely delay major spending decisions until after Donald Trump’s inauguration, keep the government open through the holidays and at least temporarily delay the most ...

Do you want Trump to succeed or America?

Those 38 Republicans who frustrated Donald Trump’s demand that he be freed from the inconvenience of a debt ceiling vote early in his term were truly impressive. These are guys with whom yours truly disagrees much of the time. What Trump’s smarter knee-jerk defenders really believe is a matter of speculation. Scott Jennings used to work for normie President George W. Bush. He clearly sees his current job as left tackle, defending Trump from charges of lunacy, whatever their merit. Thus, he turned on these deficit hawks for not submitting to the demand that they remove a ...

Biden won’t be short sold forever

In her iconic song “Big Yellow Taxi,” an obvious lament about American presidents who have been underappreciated while in office only to finally be given their due with time’s passage, famed presidential historian Joni Mitchell wondered, “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone?” Professor Mitchell clearly foresaw C-SPAN’s Presidential Historians Survey, a periodic survey of historians on presidential leadership asked to rank past presidents on the basis of 10 criteria. The survey illustrates how presidents who leave office with ...

Wishing for Santa-like efficiency in US

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and Santa is done checking his list and deciding who’s been naughty and nice. Of course, whenever he stops by the U.S. Capitol, he finds evidence of a lot of naughty fiscal irresponsibility that has given us a budget and government that overflow with inefficiency and waste. So my holiday wish is that, one way or another, we get some fiscal cheer by putting a few government-run programs under the privatization tree. Let’s unwrap the possibilities! When it comes to deliveries, Santa’s sleigh reigns supreme. The U.S. Postal Service, on the ...