Political satire is usually pretty lead-footed. It’s hard to do well, with the result usually falling into the realm of smug, obvious, and overwhelmingly direct (Capitol Steps), or fear-mongering and…
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Jon Cummings
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A high-stakes congressional race is taking shape in the sleepy L.A. suburbs
Jon Cummings
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Katy Perry’s aborted Sesame Street appearance launched a short-lived kerfuffle, but offers a neat allegory for explaining the idiocy of the current political climate. Jon Cummings considers the merits of Katy’s cleavage and other assorted boobs.
Jon Cummings
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Ever since Al Franken parked his rear end in the Democrats’ 60th U.S. Senate seat, the conventional wisdom has held that no matter how much of a fuss the Republicans…
Jon Cummings
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It’s baseball playoff time, which has Jon Cummings venting his annual Yankees rage — and, oddly enough, thinking about public healthcare.
Jon Cummings
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The last couple weeks have served as a brilliant, if butt-ugly, reminder that governance should be judged not on the back and forth of day-to-day events, but on outcomes. When…
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