Crooked Bough News Round-up

— The presidential campaign is making us dumber on opioids

 

at 9/25/23 4:30am

There’s actually some agreement on how to address overdoses. But you won’t hear it from GOP candidates.

— On the opioid crisis, the presidential campaign is making us dumber

 

at 9/25/23 4:30am

There’s actually some agreement on how to address overdoses. But you won’t hear it from GOP candidates.

— This is what taking on election deniers really looks like

 

at 9/19/23 3:00am

Why bringing automatic voter registration to Pennsylvania will further weaken Trumpism.

— The GOP wants to impeach Biden for ‘corruption’? Don’t make me laugh.

 

at 9/18/23 5:15am

Republicans have spent years working to create a system in which buying influence and self-dealing are perfectly fine.

— How the ‘MAGA doom loop’ is already threatening Trump’s 2024 chances

 

at 9/14/23 4:45am

MAGA Republicans are responding to election losses by redoubling their attacks on democracy.

— Memo to Democrats: To solve your rural problem, look to Mississippi

 

at 9/12/23 12:29pm

A case study in how Republicans actively make the lives of their rural constituents worse.

— Why Biden’s big fight with Eric Adams is headed for disaster

 

at 9/8/23 5:30am

Fear of GOP attacks cannot hamstring President Biden’s response to New York City’s migrant challenge.

— Trump’s indictments are only a ‘distraction’ if you’re a Republican

 

at 9/6/23 4:02pm

Why do so many insist that every story they don’t like is part of a conspiracy to divert your attention?

— 2 reasons Republicans are done with McConnell

 

at 9/5/23 10:48am

Always unpopular, not loyal enough to the former president, and without much to show lately for his efforts, his usefulness could be near an end.

— Why Republicans might turn on Mitch McConnell

 

at 9/5/23 10:48am

Always unpopular, not loyal enough to the former president, and without much to show lately for his efforts, his usefulness could be near an end.

— Is Trump disqualified for 2024? Here’s how we’ll soon find out.

 

at 9/5/23 4:00am

Pundits sneer at challenges to Trump’s eligibility under the 14th Amendment. They shouldn’t.

— Nikki Haley is no moderate on abortion

 

at 8/31/23 4:30am

She might talk differently about the issue than the other GOP candidates, but don’t be fooled.

— Nikki Haley’s emotional plea about racist ‘hate’ takes a wrong turn

 

at 8/30/23 10:39am

Her discussion of the Jacksonville shooting reveals something about today’s GOP.

— Nikki Haley’s emotional plea about racist ‘hate’ gets a big thing wrong

 

at 8/30/23 10:39am

Her discussion of the Jacksonville shooting reveals something about today’s GOP.

— Why Republicans love candidates like Vivek Ramaswamy

 

at 8/29/23 6:00am

Vivek Ramaswamy’s rise is something we’ve seen before.

— Why Republicans love the least experienced candidate

 

at 8/29/23 6:00am

Vivek Ramaswamy’s rise is something we’ve seen before.

— Jim Jordan’s latest antics won’t save Trump from a jury’s judgment

 

at 8/28/23 5:15am

Why Jim Jordan’s latest effort to protect Trump will probably go belly-up.

— GOP attacks on Fani Willis can’t save Trump from a jury’s judgment

 

at 8/28/23 5:15am

Why Jim Jordan’s latest effort to protect Trump will probably go belly-up.

— Why prosecuting Trump’s alleged accomplices could help save democracy

 

at 8/24/23 12:27pm

By indicting Trump’s flunkies, Fani Willis created a vital deterrent to a repeat of 2020 in 2024.

— Why it’s important that Georgia prosecutes Trump’s alleged accomplices

 

at 8/24/23 12:27pm

By indicting Trump’s flunkies, Fani Willis created a vital deterrent to a repeat of 2020 in 2024.

— GOP states take an ugly new turn in the culture wars with ‘forced outing’

 

at 8/24/23 4:00am

GOP legislatures keep on widening their circle of enemies.

As of 9/25/23 8:00pm. Last new 9/25/23 9:09am.