Ron DeSantis, King of the Jerks  —  America will be in trouble as long as Republicans believe they benefit from driving our politics into the gutter  —  My “brand” as a writer is empathy and equanimity, even toward those with whom I have strong political disagreements.  Not that I always live up to those standards.

After Texas Sent Him to Washington, One Migrant Launches a New Life  —  Lever Alejos, who was delivered to the nation's capital courtesy of Gov. Greg Abbott, has found plenty of work.  ‘I feel fortunate the governor put me on a bus to Washington.’  —  When Lever Alejos of Venezuela arrived …

If Martha's Vineyard Tried To Prove It Cares About Immigrants, It Failed Miserably  —  When Republican governors send 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard, it's a humanitarian crisis.  When 51 migrants who were encouraged to cross the border by Democrats die in the back of a truck, well, that's a statistic.

Could A Republican Win Colorado's Senate Seat?  —  The conventional political narrative around Colorado is that this onetime purple state now leans blue.  And there's plenty of evidence for that: Democratic presidential candidates have won the state in every election since 2008 …