I agree. I enjoyed the header and found myself nodding along with much of it. But I do have a quibble, a serious one that unless it's resolved undermines the whole piece for me. It's this: Where is t… (View Post)

Good points. The Dems are struggling structurally and it will take something special for them to win big at the midterms. But the way I see it the 'something special' is forming before our eyes. The … (View Post)

Yes, sorry, I couldn't quite nail that. It's why I'm not in a band. But anyway, nothing wrong with your suggestion. "I was born in the wagon of a travelling show" One of the great opening l… (View Post)

Did I say there was? No. I was careful to match the tenor and framing of your lofty statement. (View Post)

Or the other way. Increasing 'nation-state' absolutism at the expense of international law and institutions is a ratchet to undermine human rights. (View Post)