The Next U.S. Civil War?
In 1814, John Adams wrote, “Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There never was a Democracy Yet, that did not commit suicide.”
That’s the opening of a piece suggesting that right-wing extremism has brought us to the brink of the next U.S. civil war. It includes: Is a civil war really possible? One of America’s most pre-eminent scholars on civil wars and how they begin offers this blunt answer: Yes. In fact, we’re closer to one in our country than most Americans think, or are willing to believe. (more…)
We are a culture that enjoys creating metaphors to help us make our points.
I believe that the only good thing about living in the 21st Century is technology, which made our lives longer, healthier, and far more convenient than they were at any time in human history. The rest of this crap you can keep: the conmen, the fascists, the cruelty, the widespread criminality, the ignorance, the selfishness and greed, and the environmental degradation.
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About a year ago, I asked a wealthy friend for some advice on an investment, and he suggested that I buy stock in the private equity firm Colony Capital. A few minutes on Google was sufficient to turn up that the company’s CEO was Tom Barrack, a very close friend of Donald Trump, and so I had to tell my friend that, on an ethical basis, I wouldn’t be getting involved.
Funny, but at this point it seems that bringing income tax evasion charges against Trump is extremely unlikely, regardless of how egregious his actions were.
Ouch.
Yes, it’s true, at least according to 
If we get through this mess with Trump, as it appears we will, we’ll all have to thank Liz Cheney.
From the popular minister John Pavlovitz:
