Five Years Ago Today Published by digby on January 6, 2026 Nearly 100 members of Congress display Jan. 6 plaques honoring police

An Unapologetic American Chauvinist Speaks Published by digby on January 4, 2026

People are awake and engaged and the Republicans are off-balance and starting to fight amongst themselves. People don’t want what they’re selling. So this year we may just turn the corner. …

Rising early to write each day, three time zones ahead of Digby, is not only a matter of passion “to reinvent our nation.” It is a matter of mental health (as much as daily exercise).

Digby was a much better writer before she revealed she was a woman — anonymous former fan Tom Sullivan – Past bylines at Asheville Citizen-Times, Huffington Post, Crooks and Liars, …

Feb 16, 2025 · Use it now. Before you lose it. “Repetition is really important. And so is repetition” is a message to take to heart. You will be seeing more of it here in coming months. Like this …

Feb 9, 2024 · Dream bigger Lincoln Memorial photo by Wally Gobetz (2009) via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED). "When does a political fight over some people’s rights feel like some …

[I guess we know what that was all about now, don’t we? — digby] Perhaps the most famous American fiasco in the region was the Bay of Pigs. Conceived under President Dwight …

Dec 30, 2025 · Now we’ll just take a beat, enjoy the rest of our holiday and then put our shoulders to the wheel to get through the next three. Thanks again to all of you’ve supported this rickety …

Jan 12, 2024 · Here we go again. The House Republicans are running around in circles, unable to agree among themselves about what they were sent to Washington to do and we are once …