Smoke And Mirrors

We’ve all heard the phrase “where’s there’s smoke there’s fire”. It’s often true, though it’s equally true that oftentimes where’s there’s smoke there are mirrors. What does ” smoke and mirrors ” mean? The Cambridge dictionary defines the phrase as follows: ” Something that is described as smoke and mirrors is intended to make you believe that something is being…

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Eric Genrich: Look back to move progressive politics forward

At the risk of getting a little fixated on the subject, this is a great opinion piece by Democratic State Rep. Eric Genrich on how to move the Democratic Party in Wisconsin forward in the face of further losses in the 2014 general election. So how can we turn the…

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