The Shooting Gallery: It’s that ritual time once again in America for thoughts and prayers but not for doing anything about military-grade weapons in civilian hands.   Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke angrily interrupted a press conference yesterday held by Gov. …

The War Room: The Senate yesterday approved $40 billion in emergency military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, bringing the total American financial commitment for the war to roughly $54 billion in just over two months.    As the US and western allies …

Trumpolitics: In the irony of  ironies, the race for the Republican senate nomination in Pennsylvania might come down to absentee ballots, the very form of voting that Donald Trump claims fraudulently cost him the 2020 election.    Television doctor Mehmet OZ, the Trump-endorsed …

Trumpolitics: The shadow of Donald Trump hangs over Republican politics. Candidates who did best had his endorsement, modeled his politics, and most importantly, espoused the big lie that Trump won the 2020 election.   Doug Mastriano, a Republican candidate who’s Trumpier than …

The Madness of Hate: The shooter in the Buffalo market massacre had previously scouted the location and had two other targets as well, authorities say.    The avowed racist Payton Gendron, who is accused of killing 10 people, had written online in advance …

The Shooting Gallery: Another day, another mass shooting.    One person was killed and five critically wounded in a shooting yesterday during a lunch reception hosted by a Taiwanese congregation at a church in Laguna Woods, California. The suspect is an Asian man in his …

The War Room: In an example of how the Russian invaders are fumbling, Ukraine has released aerial pictures of as many as two-dozen destroyed Russian tanks and armored vehicles in the area of the Siverskiy Donets River. At least eight of the …

Truth and Politics: The House committee investigating the January 6th insurrection has issued subpoenas to Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican members of Congress who have previously refused to appear. It’s a rare move for a House investigating committee and …

Econ 101:  The Consumer Price Index  rose by 8.3 percent in April, according to the government, a rapid rise but slightly less than the 8.5 percent in March.   Core inflation, which does not include the cost of groceries and gas, ticked up …

The War Room: As the war wears on, Russia attacked Ukraine’s southern port city of Odessa with cruise missiles, destroying two hotels, a shopping center, and a warehouse. One person was killed and five wounded.   The NY Times notes that while Russia has pounded …