Here, Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith presents one reason that guilty people need to be punished for their crimes. 250 years later, the United States faces this dilemma: Either try, convict, and incarcerate Donald Trump for the numerous felonies …
Tag: rule of law
New House Speaker Not Strong on Rule of Law, Human Rights
Unless you’re a seditionist and/or hard-core religious zealot, these are not good times for America.
Playing Dirty
We hear people ask, “Why can’t progressives play as dirty as today’s GOP?” The best answer is that it’s not an option. You either act fairly and honestly, or you’re just a different flavor of a political party of thugs …
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Ridding the U.S. of Criminality
There are only two outcomes for America at this point. We either a) hold Trump and his criminal allies accountable, and restore rule of law, or b) we don’t, and face at least a few decades of lawlessness. Once democracy …
Forgetting about the January 6th Insurrection
In their predictable fashion, Republicans are trying to pretend that the Insurrection never happened, or that it was peaceful and uneventful. If that’s how these dishonest cowards want to play this going into their primaries, there’s nothing anyone can do …
Feeling Sorry for the United States
This reminds me of the response a fellow from Sweden gave me, when I asked about his country’s perception of Trump: “We simply feel sorry for you. Not one of us thought this could ever happen in the United States.” …
When Rule of Law Disappears, So Does the Nation
During our trip to Mexico, my wife and I were the victims of one of their infamous police “shake-downs,” where those driving cars with U.S. license plates are pulled over, told they had run a stop sign (or committed some …
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Trump’s Back Is Against the Wall
In his dreams, Trump believes that the meme here is part of American reality. And there is not doubt that his MAGA brand holds, and will continue to hold, a strong appeal to tens of millions of his supporters, regardless …
What American Republicans Stand For
I wouldn’t say the Republican party “stands for nothing.” It stands for overt racism, the wanton destruction of the natural environment, the demolition of public education, and the rejection of science. Most of all, it stands for Donald Trump and …
Should Trump Be Indicted?
This is a hot topic right now, and there are numerous perspectives. According to some jackass on Sunday morning news TV, that’s “up to the American people, and they don’t care.” Wrong on both accounts.
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