I Am Off to the Abyss
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I have an appointment this morning to renew my driver’s license. If you never hear from me again, at least you know what happened. 10:30 UPDATE: The DMV has no record of my appointment. Also, if I had wanted a Real ID so that I…
Among Women, the Gender Gap Against Republicans Is Now 14 Points
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Washington Post has surveyed 69 close congressional districts, almost all of them currently in Republican hands. Here are the overall results: The most interesting thing about the poll is the gender divide. Men prefer Republicans on average by 5 points. Women prefer Democrats on…
Where Wrong Information Comes From
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I was talking to a friend yesterday and the subject turned to politics. He thought the Republican tax cut was a great idea because America had the highest tax rate in the world and we couldn’t compete with other countries. I laughed and told him…
And Now for Some Good News From the Animal Kingdom
A tiger in Chitwan National Park, Nepal.davidevison/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s been a garbage fire of a weekend, except for one happy tidbit from Nepal: The country’s tiger population has nearly doubled since 2009. The Nepalese government’s most recent tiger census found that 235 of the majestic…
Susan Collins Finds the “One Silver Lining” of the Kavanaugh Debacle
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. After casting one of two decisive votes to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to a lifetime appointment on the nation’s highest court, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said on Sunday that she hopes more women will now be inspired to press sexual assault charges against…
Kellyanne Conway Just Claimed the Media Wants “Every Woman to Be a Victim”
Patsy Lynch/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway claimed this morning “many people,” including journalists and senators, “want” women to be victims of sexual violence. “They want every woman to be a victim, every woman to lock arms with every other woman; every man is a perpetrator,” she…