Will New Mexico’s Legislature step up?
The Legislature has convened for its biennial 30-day budget session, but as usual there are many...
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When politicians draw their districts, voters lose
The Democratic Party of New Mexico’s current official platform includes the following: “End...
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Grief. Reconsidered as thanksgiving.
Fr. Jarek Nowacki presided at a funeral Mass on Tuesday in Silver City and said an unusual thing....
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The Supreme Court ruled: It’s time to separate powers again
Wednesday, the New Mexico Supreme Court made a key ruling: any further obligations from federal...
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So about the debt ceiling: You should care about it. Just not for the same reason as the Senate Republicans.
This week’s Capitol Hill summary: The Republican caucus is going to force the Democrats to own the...
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Another government shutdown looms! Yawn.
As I write this column on the last day of the federal government fiscal year, our major news...
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On ‘Jeopardy!’ and reputation and management
Naked self-interest isn’t just limited to politics. When leaders of any organization—public,...
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Maybe bypassing our current elections, legislatures, isn’t all that smart
California Governor Gavin Newsom handily defeated a recall effort this week. And I’m glad. Before...
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Watching Afghanistan disintegrate and fingers point
Reach-871, the Air Force C-17 transport flight that left Kabul late Sunday with desperate Afghans...
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We’ve had red-flag laws since 2020. Hardly anyone is using them.
With all the drama one would expect with any legislation involving personal firearms, the Extreme...
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You don’t have to be an Olympian to give yourself a break
This week Simone Biles showed great courage. She also showed us that many Americans like to be...
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The case for any vaccine from someone who got some doozies
True confession: I’m a vaxxer. Flu, pneumonia, Covid-19: I get my shots. As a 50-year-old, I’m due...
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Liftoff: Billionaires in space
Last week all the residents in my house toggled around various TV networks to figure out which...
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2021: The year of the service industry revolution
Darrell and I just returned from his family reunion in a quaint resort town on the eastern shore...
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Critical race theory: the worst windmill jousting target yet
Republicans are again responding to a coast-to-coast dog whistle to mobilize for the next inane...
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Independent redistricting! Sort of.
2021 was to be the year that New Mexico would finally break free from decades of gerrymandering....
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Facts vs. Analysis vs. Fauci
600,000 dead Americans later, right-wing commentators are furious. Because it was all for nothing....
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Our dilemma as Republicans: Everything
This summer, Matt Gaetz remains a rising star in the GOP House caucus while Liz Cheney sits in the...
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Memorial Day 2021: Why we serve
Some things remain stubbornly the same every Memorial Day weekend: obligatory cookouts; carte...
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It’s time to write the Constitution for the Digital Revolution
This month’s ransomware hack of the Colonial Pipeline has motivated Congress to push forward more...
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