John Paulett

Sibling Talk—News and Politics from a Progressive Point of View

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Commentary about the news from Mary Jo Toumert and John Paulett. Ok, we will admit it. We are liberals, but we make a lot of sense. And we are brother and sister.

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John Paulett

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Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

August 17 Can Biden Succeed in Afghanistan? 18.08.2021

Evacuation flights are increasing from Kabul? Will it be enough? Mary Jo and John do some speculating.

August 16 Biden Takes a Stand on Afghanistan 17.08.2021

Joe Biden is not backing down on the withdrawal from Afghanistan. John and Mary Jo think about what this means.

8-13 Analyzing Afghanistan 16.08.2021

Events changed rapidly over the weekend by the analysis by Mary Jo and John still stands.

August 12 Mask Mandates 13.08.2021

How did saving lives with masks become a debate? Mary Jo and John try to sort it out.

August 11 You Know It Don't Belong to You 12.08.2021

Mary Jo and John try to understand Andrew Cuomo, using junk band music.

August 9 Getting Hot about Climate Change 10.08.2021

The United Nations has said that increased temperatures are now inevitable. Mary Jo and John think about how we got here.

August 6th When Do We Mandate? 07.08.2021

Mary Jo and John share the general alarm at the Delta Variant. They want to know why mandates have not happened yet.

August 5 Where Have All the Republicans Gone? 06.08.2021

Mary Jo and John look at the abdication of responsibility among GOP leadership.

August 4 Reading the Tea Leaves of Congressional Primaries 05.08.2021

Two primaries in Ohio might reveal the direction of the two political parties.

August 2 Who is Crazier? Ron DeSantis or Donald Trump? 04.08.2021

Mary Jo and John are thinking about the 2024 election and getting nervous.

July 31 Trump's got his troubles. Oh yeah. 02.08.2021

The documents from the Justice Department show how far Trump was going to overturn the elections.

July 29 The Advantages of Bipartisanship 30.07.2021

John and Mary Jo think the bipartisan agreement on infrastructure will be an important plus for Joe Biden.

7-28 I'm With Them 29.07.2021

The Capitol Police who testified to the House Committee on the 1/6 insurrection have made a deep impression. Mary Jo and John think it is a game changer. 

July 26 The Hearings are Coming! The Hearings are Coming! 27.07.2021

Mary Jo and John are ready for the start of the 1/6 hearings.

July 23 A Republican Ran Into Reality the Other Day 24.07.2021

Growing deaths and hospitalizations have many Republican leaders changing their message about vaccinations. Mary Jo and John have noticed.

July 22 The Investigation as a Game of Chess 23.07.2021

Nancy Pelosi has vetoed two Republican members from the 1/6 committee. Is this a huge political chess game? Mary Jo and John wonder.

July 21 One of these days, Alice. Straight to the Moon. 22.07.2021

The billionaie space race is on. Mary Jo and John question what it means.

July 20 Staffing Up the Committee 21.07.2021

Kevin McCarthy announced his nominees for the committee investigating the 1/6 insurrection. Mary Jo and John have opinions.

July 19 A Modest Proposal for Vaccination 20.07.2021

John has a wacky idea for Donald Trump to lead the charge for vaccination. Mary Jo doesn't think so, 

July 16 How Trump Could Have Won and Other Unpleasant Ideas 16.07.2021

Mary Jo and John explore how Donald Trump could have won the 2020 election.

July 15 How Close We Were to the Fall of the Government 16.07.2021

Books by writers from the NYT and WSJ show just how much danger we were in during January. Mary Jo and John think about the implications.

July 14 Have You No Shame? 15.07.2021

Joe Biden addresses the Republican efforts to limit voting,

July 13 Losing Your License 14.07.2021

Courts have begun to take action against lawyers who spread "The Big Lie." Mary Jo and John discuss what is happening.

July 12 I Wish Bernie Were Here 12.07.2021

Mary Jo and John think about the place of progressivism. And wonder about the role of Bernie Sanders. 

July 10 Leaving Afghanistan 10.07.2021

President Biden is drawing criticism for withdrawing from Afghanistan. Mary Jo and John disagree.

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