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Cartoon of man in suit with tiny hands in the air and a big huge head with lots of wild yellow hair, his mouth open and looking upset
12 February 2018

A lot went on in national politics this week. After a benign start to February, the past seven days stunned us by providing plenty of drama to think about...

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04 February 2018

This week, January traveled to Switzerland and was humanely put out of its misery. The politically dreadful first chapter of 2018 contained a lot of “...

Cartoon of older man with fluffy yellow hair and a blue suit with red tie holding his thumb up, but the look on his face is a big frown
28 January 2018

Bruce Hornsby was right: things will never change. The Republicans will continue to refuse to negotiate with anyone, and the Democrats will not change their...

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22 January 2018

This week was the first of the year where we all knew what was going to happen. We sat waiting for the inevitable shutdown to begin. We were on tenterhooks...

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15 January 2018

Everything above my shoulders is in agony. I’ve spent an entire week rolling my eyes, shaking my head, and gritting my teeth. I actually rolled my eyes so...

Older man with receding gray hair with a strange look on his face
14 January 2018

We are currently in the political twilight zone. Nothing concrete has been affected since the tax reform vote, and Congress hasn’t been back in session long...

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