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1. over 1 year ago on Two Party Opera

   It’s what I like about this strip. Sometimes I know the backstory because I like American history. And when I don’t, I get to learn some more American history! This time it was especially pleasing for me: I used to live in upstate NY. Next time I’m there I’m heading to Batavia!

2. over 1 year ago on Two Party Opera

   Um, a little help for the clueless? What’s the backstory for this?

3. over 1 year ago on Two Party Opera

   Brian – can you give an explanation for us who are not plugged in? Is that Grover Cleveland?

4. almost 2 years ago on Two Party Opera

   @Yontrop – totally agree. I wouldn’t have been a Taft supporter. I don’t think I would have been a TR supporter either. But, Taft was effective as a Chief Justice.

5. almost 2 years ago on Two Party Opera

   :) TR was brilliant, vane, and insufferable. I love the quote from a daughter: “My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the baby at every christening”. Taft’s legacy was as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Olmstead v U.S., Bailey v Drexel Furniture Co. Child Labor Tax Case, Truax v Corrigon. Teddy could’ve learned a lot from Big Lub…

6. almost 2 years ago on Two Party Opera

   I didn’t know about the speakership drama of the 23rd Congress! Thanks for the tip. On what happens next, I don’t know how it will unwind, but I think McCarthy will end up a very weak speaker.

7. over 2 years ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Ref: Richard Reeves, Dream Hoarders, Brookings 2017.

8. about 3 years ago on Mike Luckovich

   Why did you use that hash tag? It is a declaration of war, you know. Any message tagged with this hash tag signals your desired solution.

9. about 3 years ago on Michael Ramirez

   Again, recommended reading. It has influenced my research.

10. about 3 years ago on Michael Ramirez

    Recommended reading: Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing.