Category Archives: Politics

2018 West Saint Paul Municipal Voters’ Guide

Fellow residents of West Saint Paul: Tomorrow, we vote. I have done a little research on the races in our city, and I have some gentle recommendations.

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Vote Pam Myhra for Minnesota State Auditor

State Auditor is the single statewide office left where I’m willing to vote for candidates from either party—and, in my two auditor elections so far, I’ve done just that. I’ve voted for our current auditor of 11 years’ standing, Rebecca … Continue reading

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A Kavanaugh Compromise

This post has been updated. See the bottom of the post for details. Senate Republicans should offer Senate Democrats a deal: (1) Kavanaugh is rejected. (2) Feinstein resigns or is expelled. (3) Expedited hearing schedule for Kavanaugh’s replacement… or no … Continue reading

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Reminder: The FCC has regulated ISPs for most of the Internet’s life.

There’s a lot of net neutrality stuff going on right now, and since that’s an issue I’m rather interested in, there might be two or three posts about it over the next few days. For now, just a quick li’l … Continue reading

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Justice Gorsuch and Net Neutrality

Nobody seems to have pointed this out yet, so I guess I might as well put something up quick. President Trump is not a big fan of net neutrality, and his new FCC commissioner, Ajit Pai, is, uh… really not … Continue reading

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It’s Okay To Feel Okay

Alternate Title: “3,000 Self-Indulgent Words About My Feelings” My wife and I learned different things about feelings when we were growing up. My wife was taught that, “Whatever feelings you’re feeling are okay.” (It was how you acted on your … Continue reading

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Some Electoral College Silliness on the Left

This whole electoral college thing is getting weird. A little while ago, I called on the electors to do their duty: when they vote for President on December 19th, they must vote for a person they consider qualified and fitting … Continue reading

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A 2016 Compromise: “Voting the Slate”

For swing state voters, there are no good choices on Election Day. As Ross Douthat argues, it is too dangerous to vote for Trump. As Janet Smith argues, it is too dangerous not to. As Rachel Lu argues, for me to … Continue reading

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The Nitty-Gritty Beginnings of a New Political Party

A couple of weeks ago, I said that we can’t start just one new party to replace the dying Republican/Democrat system; we have to start many new parties. Every area needs its own grassroots-driven, nimble, flexible new party, led by locals, … Continue reading

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