The opponents of Joe Biden’s new bill think “infrastructure” is just roads and bridges. Yes, infrastructure was focused largely on roads and bridges in the early 19th-century, but it also included new innovations like railroads and the telegraph. Today those […]
Kristi Noem
Trump will speak at CPAC on February 28
Donald Trump will speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on February 28 in Orlando. This year’s CPAC theme is “AMERICA UNCANCELED.” It looks like Trump is getting the old band back together. Speakers include Kristi Noem, Mike […]
What is going on in South Dakota?
As videographers Sanya Dosani and Adam Westbrook note, “South Dakota’s public health isn’t a matter of [Gov. Kristi Noem’s] ‘personal responsibility,’ It’s her job.” Watch
What should we make of Trump’s 1776 Commission Report? Part 3
Read previous installments in this series here. It is now difficult to find the 1776 Commission Report, but I managed to locate a copy in the Internet Archive. The authors begin with the Articles of Confederation. The report teaches a […]
Sunday in Trumpland
Things seem to be business as usual in Trumpland. Last night we learned that Donald Trump’s sister, retired federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry, had some choice things to say about her brother. Let’s be clear. She didn’t say anything […]
Report: The White House asked the governor of South Dakota how to add a president to Mount Rushmore
This is a fascinating story from The New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman. It appears that the Trump White House reached-out to South Dakota governor Kristi Noem about the “process to add additional presidents to Mount Rushmore.” When […]