From this article: Longstanding concerns that President Trump plans to purge the government of anyone deemed less than perfectly loyal to him surfaced anew this week, with reports that the White House is installing a fierce political loyalist at the Pentagon …
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Steve Bannon: “I’m a Leninist.” OK, But What Does That Mean in Practical Terms?
As we recall, Donald Trump’s ex-chief strategist Steve Bannon was hellbent on “dismantling the administrative state.” “I’m a Leninist,” Bannon told a writer for The Daily Beast, in late 2013. “Lenin wanted to destroy the state, and that’s my goal, too. …
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Understanding Trump’s Appeal in Time of Crisis
As you watch the video below, made by late-night television host Jimmy Kimmel, ask yourself this: Don’t at least some of Trump’s supporters think it’s a bad idea of the President of the United States to be calling his critics …
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In What Century Will the Cruise Line Industry Recover?
Sure, it’s galling that huge sums of the Paycheck Protection Program are going to huge publicly traded companies rather than small businesses, but this post focuses on another matter.
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Did Trump Create This Madness, or Did Our Madness Propel Him to Power?
It’s unclear where reader Hayley Nuttall hails from, but she writes about the tragedy described in the meme here: This is your new reality America. This is what Trump has created. He encouraged the protesters. Convinced people this is a …
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Time To Close the Circus
As suggested here, great numbers of Republicans are jumping ship in their voting this year. They’ve seen enough. There is no shame in making an observation and then changing your mind based on what you just saw.
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Reviewing U.S. Response to the Pandemic
Especially given the daily vagaries of this administration, we often wonder how world history is going to regard these times. With respect to the COVID-19 virus, I get that the author of the meme here has nailed it.
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Sometimes the Photo Speaks for Itself
I write the content of at least 99% of my posts here before I even think about a photo. This one of a few that is all about the picture. In fact, I can’t think of a single thing that …
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Protests in Michigan Could Have Erupted in Gun Violence
In my recent post: Trump–Armed Protesters in Michigan State Capitol Are ‘Very Good People,’ I predicted that this will fragment his base, rather than unite it. I argued that there must be some voice of reason and moderation in the …
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Trump: Armed Protesters in Michigan State Capitol Are ‘Very Good People’
We should begin by noting that it is illegal to carry umbrellas into most state capitol buildings, since they can be used as weapons. For some reason, this concern does not apply to AR-15s.
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