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The Jade Helm Fiasco Says More About Texas Than it Does Russia
Even if Russia had nothing to do with Jade Helm, the episode is still evidence for the proposition that the American body politic is weak and easy to manipulate.
Today in Gregwatch, the Observer’s trademarked series for enthusiasts of Governor Abbott, we have a new fan theory to discuss. First flagged by the Texas Demo...Read More
How Greg Abbott Got Played by the Russians During His Jade Helm Freakout
Former CIA director Michael Hayden said that the hysteria surrounding a U.S. military exercise in 2015 was the handiwork of Russian bots.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s willingness to pander to the manic extremism broadcast through AM radio airwaves and streamed on the margins of YouTube apparentl...Read More
The Things We Feared, 2015
Before we hurtle into 2016, let’s take a look back at everything, and everyone, that terrified us — or was supposed to.
Will the fever subside next year? Highly unlikely. It’s a presidential year, after all, and the clearest pathway to the White House is through the amygdala â€...Read More
Greater State: Rick Perry Emerges as GOP’s Voice of Reason
Maybe Rick Perry’s hipster glasses cleared up his vision in more ways than one. After a lifetime of governing Texas like a bully — and a brief period as a n...Read More
The Rudderless Reign of Greg Abbott
He could have governed with substance, but instead, Greg Abbott seems to be a dud of a governor—Rick Perry without the charisma, George Bush without the impul...Read More
The Legislature’s Never-Ending Primary
With only a few weeks left to go, it’s safe to say that this year’s legislative session has been less than productive. Instead, it has become a never-ending...Read More