Project 2025 wants dictatorial powers for Trump

Project 2025 is a far-right plan to replace federal employees with MAGA loyalists whose loyalty solely is to Trump, so he can be a dictator. Fronted by the once vaguely sane Heritage Foundation, its funding is quite obscure. Their goal…

Chevron Doctrine overturned by Supreme Court

Supreme Court overturns Chevron Doctrine

The Supreme Court overturning the Chevron Doctrine means government agencies will be less able to do their job, a long-standing goal of the far right. Make no mistake, they want to dismantle the government, not reform it. The Chevron Doctrine…

Gish gallop, stuttering, and the Biden-Trump debate

I used to have an incapacitating stutter and disagree with Heather Cox Richardson that the Gish gallop is especially effective against stutterers. Stutterers aren’t more vulnerable. This was not a debate. It was Trump using a technique that actually has…

IRS Direct File first year successful

The IRS Direct File pilot, which was new this tax year, has direct filing of tax returns on the IRS website. It is a success and will be expanded. Basic returns are filed free by the taxpayer. (IRS Direct File…

IRS Employee Retention Credit fraud

Congress enacted the Employee Retention Credit during COVID with the best of intentions to help employers by giving them tax credits for laid off employees. Instead, there was massive, attempted fraud. Battalions of sleazy jackals advised dishonest taxpayers to file…

Mad Dog PAC. Anti-Trump billboards

Mad Dog PAC has been putting up anti-Trump billboards since 2017. His first was “Impeach Trump” at the approach to Mar-a-Lago in 2017 where Trump was forced to see it when arriving. Since then, they’ve done hundreds more, most recently…