Why Run for President When You Cannot Rise Above a Lackey?
I thought the president knew that poeple like me- many much younger and better looking- elected him. Alas, he feels indentured not to us...
Chag Sameach! from the White House and TPV
As TPV was busy cleaning up its cupboards of bread crumbs, we were very pleased to receive the email below from our friend, the...
Dropping the Mitts: Dems Missing out on Taking the Fight to Romney
With Gingrich finally throwing in the towel (and with candidate Newt's demise so too does our expectation of living on the moon in the...
Mitt Romney, Regular Guy: And Ready to Prove It
With Mitt Romney the presumptive Republican nominee for president, the battle for undecided voters with Barack Obama has begun, and nothing is more important...
Happy Monday, C.I.A.!
Happy Monday, CIA!
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a major surveillance reform measure late last week:
By an overwhelming margin, the House passed the 2015 defense appropriation bill which, among...
Why We Will Always Stand by Our Banks
Six of the banks the American people saved from bankruptcy with tax payers’ money became the object of some more state-sponsored attention. This time...
It’s The Economy, Stupid!
Finally, my academic position is becoming a run of the mill opinion. In fact, The New York Times made it visible for everybody to...
Syria – Big U.S. Foreign Policy News
Syria has become big news. Days ago, right before his birthday, the U.S. President Barack Obama authorized secret support for the forces opposing the...
The Republican Love for Women of Color
The Republican party's love for foreign women was once again on display last night at the Republican National Convention (RNC). The recent events I...
Views of Our Pothole Democracy
People like me learned about the existence of former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) in 2007, when Jon Stewart told the story of the...
NY for True Democrats: Teachout-Wu
Dear Readers:
Never has $1 meant so much as today! Contribute to Teachout-Wu to send a message to Albany that sellouts need to move out of...
Made in NYC – TPV Noted. Le Petit Versailles
Think whatever you may of NYC, but don't disregard its imagination. We call hidden wastelands parks, and we give those "parks" fancy names. Such...
Inexplicable Daily Events – The Best of Weiner via Borowitz
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—One day after his campaign manager quit, the mayoral candidate Anthony D. Weiner named his penis to the post, telling...
Conceding Defeat
The Democrats have no leadership role anymore in American politics. Like much hyped-up bands marketed to seem independent, think The Monkeys or, surprise, surprise,...
