This is insane…and dumb.

How a Miami School Became a Beacon for Anti-Vaxxers

Centner Academy barred teachers newly vaccinated against the coronavirus from being near students. Some parents threatened to withdraw their children. Others clamored to enroll.

What happened to the Republican party? Why are they worshiping a golden calf when a majority of the GOP calls themselves Christians?

The GOP’s devotion to Trump threatens to destroy American democracy - CNN Politics

With its cultish devotion to Donald Trump, the majority of the Republican Party is choosing a wannabe-autocrat over the political system that made the United States the world’s most powerful nation and its dominant democracy.

Arizona secretary of state on GOP election audit: ‘This seems like such a farce’

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Monday criticized the ongoing Republican election audit of the 2020 ballots from Arizona’s largest county as a political stunt, calling it a “farce” and saying it should end.

The Onion strikes again…

Republicans Argue D.C. Statehood Slippery Slope To District One Day Becoming Own Planet

WASHINGTON—Speaking out against H.R. 51, which has now cleared the House and made its way to the Senate, congressional Republicans argued Friday that granting Washington, D.C. statehood would be a slippery slope to the District one day becoming its own planet. “If the tiny District of Columbia is ad…

This is sickening.

Under-the-radar court case helps piece together cop dragging during Capitol riot

The Justice Department has built out one of its most gripping and complex investigations to date from the January 6 insurrection in a court case which has gotten far less attention than others about at least five rioters who dragged and beat police with flag poles and a crutch on the US Capitol step…

Here’s an excellent essay on the state of our Republic.

FOR THE REPUBLIC | Esquire | MARCH 2021

Donald Trump may be out of office, but he opened a door that cannot be closed without a monumental effort

160 years ago, the Civil War began. In some ways, the principles our country defended against the southern traitors are principles we are still fighting for every day. In many obvious ways, Minneapolis has become ground zero for this battle.

April 12, 2021

Yesterday, at about 2:00 in the afternoon, a white police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black man, after what seems to have been a routine traffic stop turned up an arrest warrant. Today, the Brooklyn Center police chief told reporters that the a…

This article is startling…

April 7, 2021

Last night, commentator Kevin Williamson published a piece in National Review justifying voter suppression by suggesting that “the republic would be better served by having fewer—but better—voters.” Representatives, he says, “are people who act in other people’s interests,” which is different from d…

Here’s an excellent article on Biden’s view of history…

Why Joe Biden Is Embracing His Age

By highlighting his place in the long arc of history, he hopes that his ambitious agenda might ultimately rank among the most consequential of modern presidents.

A sobering look at how Covid-19 was handled during the first year.

What the Covid-19 war was really like in Trump’s White House

No longer working under the Trump administration, six leading US health officials now reveal to CNN the real challenges they faced during the nation’s fight against Covid-19 over the past year: death threats, mixed messages and in some cases, being kept from sharing information with national audienc…