Politics

The Nazis didn't need a majority to take control of Germany. They didn't win a majority of the votes in any election. They won through fear and complacency. They roamed the streets, and the people did nothing. They vandalized Jewish businesses, and the police did nothing. Fascism isn't like other

This is a troubling political time, and now more than ever it's important that political messaging is clear and free of hyperbole. After 8 years of Republican hysteria about Obama, I'm seeing some of the same trends starting to come out of the Democratic base. This makes me nervous. There

Damned if you do, damned if you don't. That's the problem with military intervention. The USA has many examples of "humanitarian" intervention in just the last half-century, from Kosovo to Somalia on the lower end of scale to Iraq and Vietnam on the upper end. We're also blamed for the

Starting in 2009, it was obvious that the road toward progressive reforms would be long and difficult. Even with a super-majority in both wings of congress, it was difficult to pass meaningful legislation. After the 2010 midterms, that became downright impossible. When Republicans lost control of both branches in 2008,

Now that we've flipped the balance of power back in the GOP's direction, we're seeing more and more protests directed at the incoming Trump administration. Republicans, predictably, are not pleased at all that their president is being protested. We're already seeing widespread condemnation of the protesters, who are characterized as