Whoever wrote this sure captured my fears. If this were any other president, any other justice department, and any other Supreme Court, no one would be talking like this. We’re used to rule of law kicking in and restoring justice, …
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That Trump Simply Lacks the Emotional Capacity To Concede
According to bipartisan studies, voting, both in person and by mail, has a long history of reliability in the United States, with incidence of fraud very rare. That Trump is not conceding isn’t because he has any facts on his …
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Overturning the U.S. Presidential Election
Here are some reasons why this election will not be overturned. • The first and most important is that there is no evidence whatsoever of voter fraud, at least at any scale. As three-term Republican Senator Rick Santorum said about …
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Biden Deploys Common Sense and Decency
To be sure, no one knows what the world is going to be like 12 months from today vis-a-vis COVID-19, but it’s heartening to know that America’s response is now based on science and not some ridiculous act of nepotism. …
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Trump Doesn’t Always Lie, And Sometimes the Truth Is Simply Astonishing
It’s hard to imagine how many books and essays are going to be written about Trump’s presidency. Some will try to explain the economic and sociological conditions that brought him to power, while others will look at the long-term effects …
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Environmental Progress Slow At Best
The American Energy Society makes this comment about the U.S. senatorial elections: The “green wave” fades. Environmentalists’ ambitions failed to materialize nationally. (In the Senate, only two Democrats – John Hickenlooper in Colorado and Mark Kelly in Arizona – pushed environmental …
Americans Express Appreciation, Apology
Now seems like a good time for all Americans to thank our brothers and sisters around the world—the brave, compassionate and intelligent people with whom we share our fragile planet, the only home we have. You saw what had happened …
Warning: National Debt Soon To Become Important Again
I laughed when I saw this, but that’s only because, as is always the case with humor, it’s based on truth. When Trump looted the U.S. Treasury and gave $3 trillion to (mainly) the wealthiest Americans, the GOP-led senate was …
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Reconciling Political Differences in the U.S. Appears Daunting
On a Zoom call earlier today an old friend made the point that dishonesty in American politics “goes both ways,” citing a lie that United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence chairman Adam Schiff (pictured) apparently told in connection …
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That Really IS All, Folks
It’s such a relief not to have to listen to people like Kelly Ann Conway, or to hear about things like “alternative facts.” I was on a call this morning with two old friends, both professors of constitutional law, and …
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