When we interviewed David Nir of Downballot on our podcast in September, one point he made is that popular governors from the opposite party of who dominates the state almost never win when they try to go to the Senate because voters do in fact...
Author: Erik Loomis
For years, the one good thing you could say about American business interests is that they were pro-immigration. Yes of course it was for selfish reasons, but at least that.
The horrors of Project 2025 are known of course, but often more in passing than in detail. People have done the work to encourage more knowledge of this attempt to.
This is the grave of Vernon Walters, though his whole life he preferred to be called Dick. Born in New York City in 1917, Walters had a bit of an odd childhood. His father was an English insurance guy and he didn't really value education...
This is the grave of William Eaton. Born in Tolland, Connecticut in 1816, Eaton grew up there and went into business. He moved to South Carolina for awhile for business.
Last week, Farley and I attended the Oregon at Purdue game on Friday night and the Michigan at Illinois game on Saturday. A couple of thoughts: Purdue is simply a.
This is the grave of Anne Gorsuch Burford, a horrible human. Ugh. Born in 1942 in Casper, Wyoming, Anne McGill grew up in Denver. She went to the University of Colorado early, graduating at the age of 19. Then she stayed in Boulder for law...
President Joe Biden visited the MTA Long Island Rail Road West Side Yard on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023 to announce a federal grant of $292 million toward the Hudson Tunnel.
Phil Lesh was the Grateful Dead's bassist and probably the best pure musician in the band. He also was deeply committed to exploring other sonic worlds and used his significant.
This is the grave of George Taylor. Born in 1716 in Ireland, probably Ulster but this is not certain, Taylor came to the American colonies in 1736, landing in Philadelphia. He came over as an indentured laborer in order to pay his way and his...
This is the grave of Samuel McIntire. Born in 1757 in Salem, Massachusetts, McIntire was just a regular guy in his early life, a woodcarver by trade. But he proved.
Hamilton Nolan has a good piece here on the state of labor vis-a-vis politics, both in terms of the limits of what the present Democratic Party can even do and.