The gaming hour

It seems that lately we can't get away from daily reminders about how insane politics has become in this country and what the state authorities think they can get away with when it comes to regulating people's businesses and personal lives.

Looking at you, Texas and Florida.

But, as bad as things have gotten here, we at least still have a handful of checks and balances left that keep us mostly protected from authoritarians desperate to cling to power at all costs.