It’s hard to look at the hatred on this boy’s face and not feel angry that it was generated by one man. That kid should be out riding his bike with friends or studying algebra, not screaming racial epithets with …
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Disbarring Giuliani
Just received this: The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure specifically prohibit wasting judicial time and effort with frivolous lawsuits whose only intention is to delay, intimidate, or misdirect public opinion. Cut to: Rudy Giuliani.
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The Oppressor and the Oppressed
Nowhere on Earth is this more apparent, and more devastating, than in the United States, a country in which 97 of the poorest 100 counties are in the states that voted for Trump. What did these folks get in return …
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Giuliani and Frivolous Lawsuits
Who didn’t see this coming? Giuliani’s legal actions have the same validity as a urologist performing vasectomies with a hatchet. Both should lose their licenses. Obviously, there is no way to predict the outcome here, but it sure would be …
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Prosecuting Ex-Presidents
This isn’t really a tradition. The only time it became a live issue was Obama’s declining to go after GW Bush and Dick Cheney for war crimes in Iraq. e.g., pursuing an aggressive war, torture, etc.
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Has Trump Done Permanent Damage to American Democracy
Here’s an excellent, albeit terribly pessimistic article presenting the case that American democracy may be terminal at this point. Though this may sound like a strange conclusion to draw, we need to admit that all the main points are true. …
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The Whole World Knows Trump Cares Only About Himself, Except American Conservatives
Blistering editorial from the National Review, from which comes this excerpt: “It’s also important for Republican senators to speak out against this effort and make it clear that they won’t stand for it when it comes time for Congress to …
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Status of Trump’s Attempted Coup
Reader A submitted the assertion to the left, and Reader B commented, “Yes it was. It just wasn’t set up for that person to be supported by sycophantic power hungry assholes to let him have his way. That’s where the …
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Romney: “Hard To Imagine a Worse, More Undemocratic Action By a Sitting President”
Glad you feel that way, Mitt. But if you find it hard to imagine now, just wait a couple of weeks, and this particular effort to subvert the election will look tame in comparison. Trump’s going to play this as …
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David Brooks: “The Rotting of the Republican Mind”
In his most recent article, columnist and social observer David Brooks analyzes the forces that are widening the chasm between the political left and right, noting that it’s not as much economic as it is intellectual. In particular, he discusses …
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