Politicalprof

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Emeritus Professor of Politics and Government at Illinois State University. Editor of Populism. Author of two editions of Rage on the Right, focusing on the American militia movement, and five editions of Globalization and American Popular Culture. Operator of Dad's Taxi Service for two kids, a dog, and on call for my spouse, too.
At some point in time this is offering a benefit to a judge, right? That's a problem, right?
Dear bankers- I value my house at $72.23 million. (Always lie with precise numbers.) Can I have a property secured loan, please? I’ll take $45 million today …
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This is how the dominance of older white voters ends ... per https://digbysblog.net/2023/07/19/a-cool-balm-in-this-hot-summer/
A cool balm in this hot summer - Digby's Hullabaloo

Good news about the electorate Pollsters Celinda Lake and Mac Heller discuss the changing age demographics of American voters: It’s easy to envision the 2024 presidential election becoming the third straight contest in which a veteran Democrat goes up against Donald Trump. Once again, the Democrat wins the popular vote but swing states are tighter. Could go either way — and has, right? But things

Digby's Hullabaloo
So this is what a SCIF looks like. I was expecting something less ... fecal.
And yet, no Trumpizoids will care …
Actual globally transformative news from New York: Finland’s flag being raised at NATO …

Color me shocked that the regions of the US that have the worst healthcare (particularly for women, children, pregnant women, and pregnant children, for that matter), the worst social support systems, and the most brutally persistent legacies of racism ALSO have the United States’ shortest life expectancies.

It’s a real puzzle.

And now the party of “small government” (North Carolina branch) wants to use the state’s power to make providing “participation trophies “ illegal …