The fascism of the early 20th Century taught us all the key elements of the playbook (see below). In particular, when a leader identifies an enemy like Islam as a grievous threat and pledges to eliminate it, one might think …
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Raising Children
In addition to all the sane, honest, and compassionate people in the U.S., I’m sure there are many Trump supporters who would agree. Rich people may love the tax breaks, but very few of them want their kids to become …
Law Schools Are Leaning Left, But What Does This Mean?
There may be several explanations for this trend, but the most obvious is that the political right in the United States stands for lawlessness, i.e., the opposite of what law schools teach. The Trump administration is essentially a criminal organization. …
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What Are We to Make of Tucker Carlson’s “180?”
Tucker Carlson has made what is perhaps the most dramatic flipflop on U.S. political history, from a Fox News host moron to a liberal intellectual. I had to smile when I came across this video, where he cautions an Israeli …
The Rest of the World Can Scarcely Believe How Far the U.S. Has Fallen
At left we see an example of how the rest of the world views Trump and the United States of 2026. A blend of pity, contempt, and ridicule.
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From the New York Times: Trump Administration Pushes Narrative of Christian Founding at Rally
At the top of the news is the Trump’s administration’s day-long prayer event featuring speakers from President Trump’s cabinet and a program that drew connections between the nation’s founding and Christianity. However, as shown below, there is in fact no …
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Will the Billionaire Taxes Cause the Rich to Go Elsewhere?
One of the most common arguments against taxing the rich is that they will simply leave whatever area is levying the tax. We hear about this most often in connection with New York City, where its liberal mayor is using …
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Nothing Good Ever Lasts, Or Does It?
If you don’t mind crying like a little kid, I hope you’ll watch the video below featuring Iris Dement singing “Our Town”; the theme is a sad one indeed. “Can’t you see, the sun’s sinkin’ fast, but just like they …
The Ultra-Right’s Efforts to Destroy Our Nation Will Ultimately Fail
What JD Vance says at left cuts across everything this country was founded on, and for that reason, it’s bound to fail. Yes, our population is far more hateful, uneducated, and ignorant of the core principles that underlie the basic …
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Trump and Treachery
We all need to hope that the thought expressed at left becomes true, because the only alternative is Trump’s reaching the same status in the United States that Putin has in Russia, Xi has in China, and Jong Un has …
