Author: Coker, Gabe
Political Beast: Justin Amash and Why He Left The GOP Oh, the big "WHY?!"
- Coker, Gabe
- 7 July 2019

Justin Amash, Representative, 3rd Congressional District, Michigan, announced in an open letter on Independence
Political Beast: Democratic Debate Night 1 Round 2 Dembate!
- Coker, Gabe
- 2 July 2019

Here are the contestants again (in brief):
-Senator Cory Booker, New Jersey
-Julian Castro, former Secreatary of Housing an Urban Development
-Bill de Blasio, Mayor of NYC
Political Beast: Democratic Debate Night 1 Round 1 Dembate! [Or: "...our first round of candidates and the members of the inquisition..."]
- Coker, Gabe
- 1 July 2019

We at Political Beast aren’t known for breaking news, thus the delay in reviewing the performance of the Dem candidates at Night
Political Beast: “Bulletins”
- Coker, Gabe
- 9 June 2019
To say something needs no introduction begs the question, “So, why the [expletive deleted] are you introducing it, then?!” As a bastion of the independent media, however, with
Political Beast: Three-Year (Leather Anniversary) Retrospective
- Coker, Gabe
- 20 May 2019

On this, the third anniversary of the founding of the (multi) media beast that has become ModState, let’s take a quick look back at what
Political Beast: Two-Year (Cotton Anniversary) Retrospective
- Coker, Gabe
- 30 April 2018

The following contains references to articles published by ModState over the past two years. If you don’t get it, then you didn’t read it.
Political Beast: Police Procedures [or: “Gee, does this sound boring?”]
- Coker, Gabe
- 1 December 2017

When Political Beast decided to go back to the subject of police-community relations, we were a bit hesitant, since we’ve covered this pretty thoroughly in a former
Political Beast: Vietnam – Did People Actually Care?
- Coker, Gabe
- 14 October 2017
When I heard Ken Burns, rock star of documentary film, was releasing a new PBS documentary, I was, of course, excited. When I heard the subject was Vietnam, I was
Political Beast: Crossing The Lines With Trump and History
- Coker, Gabe
- 17 March 2017
No, no, we aren’t accusing anyone in the Trump administration of crossing any ethical, moral or legal lines here. Not in this particular article,
Addendum: the 13th Amendment
- Coker, Gabe
- 13 January 2017
I am not in the business of film review. Our editorial staff here at ModState has established this as an uncompromising policy position.