Happy Thanksgiving 2017
Last year, the Thanksgiving blog of Rinocracy.com reflected on the divisive aftermath of the 2016 election and the impact that it was having on Thanksgiving… Read More »Happy Thanksgiving 2017
Douglas M. Parker
Blog No. 161. The Sutherland Massacre and the Challenge of the AR-15
The day after the shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, White House Counselor Kelly Anne Conway offered the familiar response… Read More »Blog No. 161. The Sutherland Massacre and the Challenge of the AR-15
Special Bulletin. The Republican Tax Bill: An Interim Report From the Sausage Factory
RINOcracy.com will defer comment on the specific ingredients of the sausages being produced by Republicans in the House in the Senate. In the meantime, and… Read More »Special Bulletin. The Republican Tax Bill: An Interim Report From the Sausage Factory
Blog No. 160. Carla Hills On NAFTA (and Job Training)
Forty years ago or so, I had the opportunity to work for Carla A. Hills when she was Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and… Read More »Blog No. 160. Carla Hills On NAFTA (and Job Training)
Blog No. 159. Republicans: Adrift or a Rift?
Blog No. 158 paid tribute to the eloquent addresses by John McCain and George W. Bush, and they were followed this week by a… Read More »Blog No. 159. Republicans: Adrift or a Rift?
Blog No. 158. McCain, Bush and the Honey Badger
Most readers of RINOcracy.com will have read about John McCain’s speech on Monday to the National Constitution Center. Yet most will probably not have seen… Read More »Blog No. 158. McCain, Bush and the Honey Badger
Blog No. 157. Congressional Republicans: In Search of a Brain, a Heart and Courage
Collectively, Congressional Republicans resemble nothing so much as a composite character from the Wizard of Oz. In that tale, it will be recalled, the Scarecrow… Read More »Blog No. 157. Congressional Republicans: In Search of a Brain, a Heart and Courage
Blog No. 156. North Korea: Diplomacy from the Tweetster in Chief
The deteriorating course of relations between North Korea and the United States over the past several months brings to mind William F. Buckley’s famous description… Read More »Blog No. 156. North Korea: Diplomacy from the Tweetster in Chief
Blog No. 155. Trump and the Democrats (and a brief au revoir)
The deal that Trump suddenly struck with Democratic leaders Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Nancy Pelosi is at once promising and perilous. It is promising… Read More »Blog No. 155. Trump and the Democrats (and a brief au revoir)