Nancy Kaffer is a columnist at the Detroit Free Press. She’s @nancykaffer on Twitter; you can find her online at freep.com/kaffer.

MUCKING IT UP

Republicans have won control of nearly half the state legislatures, which could affect everything from reproductive rights to how electoral votes are distributed.

WESTEROS ON THE POTOMAC

At least the schemers on shows like Game of Thrones are competent, which is more than we can say for this year’s crop of political masterminds.

ADHD

The stories that seize our attention often don’t stay on our radar for very long, leaving us with only a fuzzy memory of doing something when we didn’t really help at all.

I’M BRINGING FEINGOLD BACK

We all know there’s a problem, but watch voters’ eyes glaze over when you talk about getting money out of politics. So is there any chance we’ll actually clean up the system?