This Tennessee representative married a college undergraduate when he was 45.
Alexander Sammon
Alexander Sammon is a former staff writer at The American Prospect.
Posted inEconomic Policy
GOP to CFPB: Go Easy on the Banks!
The Republican caucus tries to protect a bank’s right to rip off its customers.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Oil Company Profit-Gouging Began With the CARES Act
The benefits fossil fuel companies derived from COVID relief created the dynamic in the industry we see today.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Eight Congressmen Subverting the SEC’s Crypto Investigation
Call them the ‘Blockchain Eight.’
Posted inTransportation
If Only There Were an Infrastructure Bill to Deal With This Oil Crisis
By pouring money into fossil fuel infrastructure, the bipartisan law is already showing its tragic inadequacies.
Posted inEducation in America
Will Spiking Energy Prices Necessitate Student Loan Debt Cancellation?
The Biden administration has promised a decision by May.
Posted inEducation in America
The Biden Education Department Drags a Bankrupt Cancer Patient Into Court
Despite vowing to change the way student loans are treated in bankruptcy, the administration is still using its discretion to limit payouts.
Posted inPolitics
Progressives Gain a Foothold in Texas
In the first primaries of the 2022 cycle, left-wing candidates for the House do well.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Michelle Childs, Jim Clyburn, and One Man’s Love of Hunting Quail
A South Carolinian scion was facing stiff penalties for killing federally protected hawks. Rep. Clyburn asked Judge Michelle Childs to consider his character.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Michelle Childs Sentenced a Man to 12 Years for Selling Eight Ounces of Weed
‘I had more time than people in there who killed somebody,’ says Willie Roy Goodwin, who received the harsh sentence from the Supreme Court hopeful.
