Monthly Archives: October 2026

The “Cheesecake Factory” War



Finally: It’s Ending! When Donald Trump isn’t having a hissy fit over the Cheesecake Factory joke, pretty much the entire closing argument for MAGA World in Michigan has been: “Fear the Muslims”! The Islamophobic message is dominant in their rhetoric, repeated across the state by Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Robert Kennedy Jr. and wannabe Senate … Continue reading The “Cheesecake Factory” War →


MAGA Bingo (Guest: Tom Bonier)



On Our Political Radar This Week… We are now less than a Scaramucci away from the last day of voting in the mid-term. While Democrats focus their final campaign messaging on the many failures and corruption of Trump Republicans, Trump and some of his desperate candidates are resorting to gutter politics of Islamophobia, threatening federal … Continue reading MAGA Bingo (Guest: Tom Bonier) →


Scaramucci’s Record Was Made To Be Broken (Guest: Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar)



On Our Political Radar This Week… Brand spanking new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia didn’t even last the week before Trump kicked her to the curb. Just more incompetence and chaos from the Trump Administration, proving yet again that they can occasionally take a break from the astounding financial corruption and their unrelenting assault … Continue reading Scaramucci’s Record Was Made To Be Broken (Guest: Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar) →


S.I. (Guest: “The Bulwark” writer Jonathan Cohn)



On Our Political Radar This Week… This is our 300th episode, dating back to March of 2021. We thank you for making the last 5+ years possible! When we launched, the two state parties had just wrapped up their winter conventions one month after that January 6 Trump-led riot at the U.S. Capitol. State Democrats … Continue reading S.I. (Guest: “The Bulwark” writer Jonathan Cohn) →


Stupid on Stilts (Guest: UM Election Law Expert Sam Bagenstos)



On Our Political Radar This Week… “Stupid on Stilts”. That’s how Republican Senator Thom Tillis characterized Donald Trump Jr.’s decision to let a Putin Pal pay for his Gatsby-style wedding reception … but it could serve as the theme for the entire Trump 2nd term. Even ultra-conservative billionaire and Trump acolyte Peter Thiel is conceding that … Continue reading Stupid on Stilts (Guest: UM Election Law Expert Sam Bagenstos) →