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We Are Too— And So Is Jerrad Christian for OH-12 Current incumbent Troy Balderson dropped out of college and went to work for his father’s car business, drove it into bankruptcy and became a career politician, jumping from one office to the other. When Pat Tiberi suddenly resigned in 2018,Continue Reading

new-year-check-in:-anyone-still-out-there?

Having taken all of 2023 off, my spouse absolving me of all income generation responsibilities for the year, I left this humble blog to lie fallow, checking in only to promote other interests. I still don’t know what the future holds for this lowly opuscule, but having had multiple reportersContinue Reading

right-wing-bonus-tracks:-a-lie-of-hell

Rep. Barry Loudermilk will be appearing at a Christian nationalist “Courage Tour” event in Georgia next month. Jim Garlow declares that Glenn Beck is a modern-day prophet. John Amanchukwu fumes about criticism of North Carolina gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson, asserting that it is “overt racism” and “an acceptable modern dayContinue Reading

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My mind has only partially been on anything criminal-justice related, lately, as I finished up the second of my little neighborhood history zines (pre-sale coming soon), and settled back in to Austin routines during the holiday season, after 4.5 months in Mexico. But as 2024 unfolds, here are six observationsContinue Reading

icarus-in-heels-and-fur:-a-murder-mystery

My next neighborhood history zine, Icarus in Heels and Fur, comes out February 22nd. Without exaggeration, I think it may be the best thing I’ve ever written. Pre-order here. This one is essentially a noir murder mystery from the 1940s: When, after her husband’s murder, a petite but ruthless widow buildsContinue Reading

endorsement-alert-in-orange-county:-cheyenne-hunt

In the last two weeks, I’ve interviewed over a dozen candidates. Some of them were great and some were far from that. Cheyenne Hunt was one of the great ones— not just because her policy perspective was perfect but because she is brilliant and courageous and, despite her youth— 26—Continue Reading