It’s no wonder that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spent so many weeks hiding his version of Trumpcare, the bill that he hopes will repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. It’s hideous. It is a cruel bill that will leave millions of people without access to medical care while delivering a substantial tax cut […]

Neither John le Carré, Frederick Forsyth or Robert Ludlum could have topped the real-life drama of international intrigue that is currently consuming Washington. None of those spy novelists could have created a tale as twisted, characters as corrupt or a plot as implausible. Nor would they have crafted a story that has the Russians winning […]

Earlier this week, Dorothy and Toto returned to Kansas. Or reality returned, anyway. The Republican-controlled state legislature revolted against the preposterous, alternative-reality dogma espoused by the ultra-conservative governor, Sam Brownback, who is a follower of the doctrine that claims cutting taxes will increase government revenue. On June 5, the legislature overturned Brownback’s veto, keeping in […]