Down With Tyranny

feat. Howie Klein

Mar 207 min read

Congressional Insider Trading: Bipartisan, Very Prevalent, Rarely Prosecuted, Almost Never Punished

And Certainly NOT An Urban Legend After reading Judd Legum’s essay, Congress' stock trading addiction, I got into a discussion with a...

Sep 21, 20233 min read

Shouldn't Members Of Congress Who Abuse Their Positions Get Extra-Long Sentences? Steve Buyer Didn't

These Republicans Are Lucky I'm Not A Judge After serving as a Bill Clinton impeachment manager, Steve Buyer (R-IN), became even better...

May 4, 20232 min read

Crooked Politicians Trading Stocks-- Solid Bipartisanship

Lois Frankel, who’ll be 75 next week, represents a safe blue district— D+14 partisan lean— in Palm Beach County/ The district starts just...

Jan 12, 20235 min read

Congressional Ethics-- An Oxymoron?

Are members of Congress more ethical than the average Joe? Or are they less ethical? It’s kind of shocking that McCarthy— and most...

Sep 13, 20226 min read

Are Members Of Congress Self-Serving Crooks? Still No Ban On Stock Trading

You can be sure that Members of Congress will take some time out from campaign calls today to read the explosive New York Times report on...

Apr 8, 20224 min read

Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho-- Congressional Stock Trading Has Got To Go... So Who's The Villain Here?

After stumbling right into the shit, Pelosi-- who will never allow a ban on congressional stock trading-- changed her public stance and...

Feb 16, 20225 min read

Corrupt Blue Dog Kurt Schrader (OR) Belongs In Prison, Not In Congress

I got so excited yesterday morning when Kathleen Rice's e-mail to her constituents went out explaining that she would not be running for...

Feb 9, 20223 min read

Do You Believe That Pelosi Will Really Try To Pass A Ban On Stock Trading By Members Of Congress?

Possibly one of the worst public relations mistakes Pelosi ever made was when she snidely pushed back against a question about members of...

Jan 28, 20226 min read

Democracy Loses Legitimacy When Elected Officials Are As Egregiously Corrupt As Ours Are

When the ABSCAM scandal played out in the media in the late 70s/early 80s, it wasn't quite as thrilling as Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad,...

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