Pearlman's jihad
By Jeffrey C. Billman
The 21 most important political stories of 2021 and what they tell us about 2022
THE PAIN GUN
Lawsuits against Bush and the Xtreme Pro Challenge
By Bob Whitby, Jeffrey C. Billman, Ian Monroe and J.J. Marley
At this column’s end, American politics is so much dumber than it was at its beginning
The final installment of Informed Dissent.
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Guys like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have nothing to offer but rage
Bullying as politics infected the right long before Trump, and purging him won’t get rid of it.
Tags: Views + Opinions, Informed Dissent, Ron DeSantis, Trump influence, Plaza Live Orlando, bullying, victimhood
Incidents like the death of Tyre Nichols happen because of the 1967 ruling that created ‘qualified immunity’
Immunity creates a lack of accountability that permeates police stations all over the country
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Evidence in suspended DA’s lawsuit shows that DeSantis simply wanted to target a ‘reform prosecutor’
Republican political operative Larry Keefe picked Andrew Warren after a Google search and a chat with a right-wing sheriff.
Tags: Views + Opinions, Abortion Rights, Ron DeSantis, Andrew Warren, free state of Florida, abortion restrictions, reproductive justice
Kevin McCarthy will be the least powerful and effective speaker in modern history
It would be funny, in a tragicomic way, if the stakes weren’t so high.
Tags: Views + Opinions, Informed Dissent, debt ceiling, recession, chaos, politics, House Republicans, Gaetz, Boebert, Gosar, Jim Jordan, clown shoes
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Thornton Park staple Graffiti Junktion to close this week
By Chloe Greenberg
A dumpling shop and a fancy cocktail bar coming to Waterford Lakes area; Dr. Phillips gets a Sixty Vines, and more
By Faiyaz Kara
The Local Bar and Grill is closing this week in College Park
By Sarah Lynott
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