New Orleans The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New Orleans, is often where good laws, progressive regulations, labor rights, and often common sense usually go to die. The Trump-dominated appointees and the general cast of the court are the most conservative in the country, and the court of choice for …
Category: Politics
Tech as a Scary and Bully Political Force
Marble Falls Chris Lahane has built an almost legendary political legacy over the last 20 years back to his Obama days, within the Democratic Party ranks, and as a wildly compensated gun-for-hire to a laundry list of tech companies, regardless of the questionable program of his commercial activities. All of which makes him …
Fascism in the News
Marble Falls Wow, this is getting really serious now! Being older than dirt, I’m familiar with hearing comrades and friends in conversation over the last numerous decades calling this politician or whomever a fascist for one reason or another. It was common as an approbation for Lyndon Johnson during the Vietnam War and for …