I wrote a harangue about oligarchs for today’s blog, then tore it up.  I do have something to say on the subject, but as it is the holidays, I’ll keep it short. Here’s what I want you to know. President Dwight Eisenhower warned that the “Military/Industrial complex” might e

Democrats danced in the streets last Tuesday.  Special elections painted some red states blue, and California’s redistricting plan succeeded in waving a middle finger at Texas’s efforts at gerrymandering.  Yet danger to our democracy persists. Oligarchs, aided by low taxes and t