In theory, I have nothing against billionaires. I believe in capitalism — highly regulated and appropriately taxed. There is nothing inherently wrong with the lawful accumulation of wealth. But the United States has a billionaire problem. We don’t tax them appropriately, so their staggering wealth contributes to the economic inequality that roils our culture and…
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Hundreds, if not thousands, of undocumented workers have flowed into storm-wrecked southwest Florida following Hurricane Ian, according to published reports, but Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, an ambitious Trumpist, has not rushed to eject them from his state. Why not? He made international headlines last month when he rounded up migrants in Texas and flew them to Massachusetts.…
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Walker is a lying, hypocritical know-nothing with a history of violence against women. The race for a Georgia Senate seat, a contest between Democratic incumbent RaphaelWarnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker, ought to offer an easy choice.Warnock is a reliable, honest and hard-working senator who has championed a vastarray of benefits for his constituents. Walker,…
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As the plague of racism spreads through the Republican Party, Sen. TommyTuberville (R-AL.) has become a carrier, releasing a miasma of bigotry at aNevada campaign rally featuring Donald Trump last weekend (Oct. 8.)Updating a hoary old stereotype, Tuberville claimed that Democrats are “pro-crime. They want crime. They want crime because they want to take over…
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The dead left in Hurricane Ian’s wake — already nearing 100 in official tallies — are stillbeing counted. So are the dollars it has cost. The furious storm figures to be one of thedeadliest in Florida’s recorded history and one of the most expensive, too.Scientists and weather forecasters have emphasized that climate change made asignificant…
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In his successful 1980 campaign for the presidency, Ronald Reagan prominentlyfeatured the prospect of welfare fraud, citing the case of a Chicago “welfare queen” whodefrauded the government of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Since then, policing andpreventing welfare cheats has been a standard plank on the right, a reliable go-to forconservative politicians portraying themselves as…
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Late in his life, his body broken but his perspective perhaps broadened, GeorgeWallace may have regretted his career as a champion of racism. His daughter, PeggyWallace Kennedy, certainly thinks so. She has spoken poignantly of his contrition.But Wallace’s reputation never recovered. The man we remember is the one who stoodin the schoolhouse door, the man…
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