“The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” — Thomas Jefferson,…
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Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville Fails on Pledge to Donate Salary to Veterans
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. â Oh to be a fly on the wall. It would be interesting to caddie for Donald Trump or bug his Secret Service detail to hear what Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville and the most corrupt president in American history talk about while cheating at golf.…
A Blast From the Past: The Machine’s Political Power at the University of Alabama Makes News Once Again
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s an advantage in gaining wisdom the longer you live, the older you get. There are advantages to staying active on social media. But there are also drawbacks, like getting blindsided by blasts from the past you do not necessary relish. Like a recent…
Alabama’s Tommy Tuberville Mounts a One-Man Blockade of Anti-MAGA Military Promotions
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — As if it were not embarrassing enough to hang around in the nation’s capital and admit to people that you are originally from Alabama, this bad football coach joke of a United States Senator Tommy Tuberville is running a one man filibuster against the…
The Future of Politics, the Internet and a Coming ‘Enthusiasm Gap’ in Public Opinion
Attorney General Merrick Garland Should Bring the Hammer of Justice Down on Trump — Or Step Aside and Let Biden Appoint Someone Who Will
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the House Republicans get ready to launch a partisan, political investigation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Department of Justice, many Democrats and liberal commentators also find themselves wondering what in the hell is going on with Attorney General Merrick Garland. When Garland…
Glynn Wilson’s Year in Review for 2022
Maryland Elects Its First Black Governor, as Voting Problems Plague Some Key States
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Millions of people who waited until Election Day to vote cast their ballots on Tuesday in an American democratic tradition that is historically strained, to say the least, while millions more voted early by mail and in person, hoping to avoid any last minute problems or even violence…
The Politician and the Journalist Who Cried Wolf: Vote Like Your Life Depends on It
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – GETTYSBURG, Pa. — It’s totally understandable that people get tired of hearing and seeing sensational clickbait threatening another existential crisis emergency. But please don’t allow this one to go unheeded. In my life and times, I’ve reported on all kinds of politicians who warned the public of…
On Leaving Alabama and the Future of Humanity and Nature
Steve Bannon Was a Key Architect of Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ Strategy
Trump Supreme Court Dismantles Wall of Separation Between Church and State
There goes democracy … monarchy anyone? – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – ANALYSIS – Donald Trump always said he wanted to “build a wall.” Instead he tore one down, the wall separating church and state. Just like his hero Putin, he pandered to the Christians, and almost became the dictator he always…
Justice Jackson’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court is a Major Turn in the Arc of History
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — If the long arc of history bends towards justice, it just took a major turn this week. If Barack Obama was America’s political Jackie Robinson, the first African American president just as Robinson was the first Black player to make the major leagues in…
The Ideal of Justice on Trial: The Rise of Judge Jackson and the Fall of Clarence Thomas
Somehow We Made It to the First Day of Spring 2022: Get Outside
Senate Sherpa Doug Jones Says He’s Confident of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — At 11:33 a.m. Sunday, we cross the vernal equinox from winter into spring, and it feels like it’s about time, y’all. The Japanese cherry blossoms are blooming along the Tidal…
Voter Enthusiasm for Democrats Surges After Biden Appoints First Black Woman to Supreme Court
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the news with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, dwindling Covid cases and the lifting of mask requirements, the trial of the first Trump supporter convicted for the Capitol insurrection, President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union speech and the appointment…
Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Committed One of the Few Cases of Voter Fraud in the 2020 Election
Senate Judiciary Committee Sets Confirmation Hearing Date for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, will begin on March 21, the chair of the committee announced Wednesday. Senator Richard Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, revealed the timetable and was joined by Majority Leader Chuck…
The Big Picture: On Winners and Losers
“Winners and losers, which one will you be today?” — Social Distortion Winners and Losers Video The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The California punk rock band Social Distortion summed it up in this song by Michael Ness. “We’re all good and evil … there’s cowards and heroes … lovers…