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Room for Optimism?
For Democrats, the last three weeks were like the old blues standard – if it wasn’t for bad luck, they had no luck at all. Then Donald Trump opened his…
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An Update
You have not heard much from me … and might not for another month or so.
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Three-Point Shots, Vol. 2, No. 8: July 5, 2024
Take the quiz! Also, thoughts on Biden’s dilemma and the SCOTUS travesty, and a trilingual joke for your weekend.
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Independence Day, 2024
The warning signs are all flashing red, but there’s still cause – and an imperative – for hope.
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June 2024

Three-Point Shots, Vol. 2, No. 7: June 28, 2024
A catastrophic debate, the passing of Kinky Friedman, and a new hope for the future.
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How To Survive Tonight’s Debate
Many adjectives could describe tonight’s debate – unprecedented, historic, consequential, high-stakes – but the most accurate may well be “weird.”
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Three-Point Shots, Vol. 2, No. 6: June 7, 2024
The 80th anniversary of D-Day, Mexico elects its first female, Jewish, climate scientist president, and the chimes of spring fall silent.
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That Was The Week That Was, May 26 – June 1
Two milestones – the Texas primary runoffs on Tuesday and Donald Trump’s fraud conviction on Thursday – tell us a lot about the state of the GOP.
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May 2024

Memorial Day, 2024
The Declaration of Independence is the foundational document of the First American Revolution. The Gettysburg Address is the foundational document of…
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Three-Point Shots, Vol. 2, No. 5: May 24, 2024
The second anniversary of the Uvalde Massacre, the primary runoffs next Tuesday, and the Texas Lyceum poll results — what could go wrong?
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The Moral Stench of Greg Abbott
Despite the APD letter, one thing remains clear about Daniel Perry: Greg Abbott has only operated throughout with the most crass and cynical political…
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Three-Point Shots, Vol. 2, No. 4: May 17, 2024
A tribute to Bill Lawson, the Alito Flag Kerfuffle, and the latest in criminal investigations of Texas politicos!
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