The Friends of Jake

I don't understand the anger and the violence, particularly from those on the right.  Their guy won.  But they seem consumed by grievanc...

As Trump's proposals turn out to be grift for the 1%,   Nancy LeTourneau points out how Trump's economic policy is bound to hurt hi...

Yesterday I asked why the Republicans are so cruel.  Today, I want to continue that discussion. Along with cruelty comes a lack of care. ...

After the debacle of the AHCA collapse, one thing seems crystal clear:  the Republican party is a party of heartless cruelty.  The AHCA woul...

Yes, I'd say this is deplorable. The Times found that nearly 20% of Trump supporters did not approve of freeing the slaves, according...

Andrew Sullivan on the first night of the Republican Convention: The degeneracy of conservatism – its descent into literally mindless appea...

In the breathtaking aftermath of the UK Brexit decision, we learn that the proponents of the departure of the UK from the EU, principally Ni...

Two writers from different sides of the spectrum come up with the same answer to the question, how did the GOP become raving insane? In  a...

Ben Carson's popularity is a symptom of a broader, deeply concerning anti-intellectualism. Mike Lofgren: Thanks to these overlappin...

An interview with Political scientists Thomas Mann (Brookings Institute and UC Berkeley) and Norman Ornstein (American Enterprise Institute)...

Fetch the popcorn. Damon Linker: The problem is simply that Francis has broken from too many elements in the Republican Party platform. ...

I have recently started reading a blog called " GOPlifer ".  The  writer is a sensible old-style republican, the sort that we use...

I recently came across a very interesting piece that argues that although they lost the war, the Confederates actually won the peace:   not ...

The Republicans took over the Senate far more easily than polls suggested they would. I do blame the Democrats for running away from the re...

I've had little to say for the last few days, because it all seems same-old same old.  I've been feeling burdened and burned out by ...

The Republicans are in agood position.  They can point fingers at the Supreme Court, but thanks to SCOTUS, they can complain about marriage...

With the defeat of Eric Cantor (who is Jewish), all the Republicans in Congress identify as Christian of one sort or another.  All of them. ...

"Moral Mondays" are the efforts by faith leaders in North Carolina to call attention to the extremist right wing agenda of their ...

I live in California, which has ample problems to be sure.  But one feature of living here is that it's far from homogeneous.  Of course...

Thom Tillis won his NC primary last night and will face incumbent Senator Kay Hagen in the fall.   He's really quite despicable.   h...