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When Critical Thinking Breaks Down, Democracy Feels the Strain
I overheard a conversation that made me aware (again) that we should not make an effort to overhear what others are saying. One person was trying to make the argument that the war Donald Trump started in Iran had to take place as it was brewing for 47 years. It was expressed that Trump had… Continue reading
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Laughter In The Midst Of Trump’s Iran War, ‘Can You Help Me Lift The Couch?’
Donald Trump spent the weekend pleading with other countries, including China, to help him out of the mess he created in the Strait of Hormuz with his erratic and needless war with Iran. Perhaps my upbeat mood today is because of the blizzard that socked in much of our state and brought calm to many… Continue reading
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The Curious Cultish Case Of The Great Big Marco Rubio Shoes
I could be a willful child when growing up. Probably even difficult for stretches of time. As an adult, when talking with a therapist, my willfulness at home was presented back to me as a coping mechanism I employed. The problem was that I used it on the wrong people; after all, the school bullies… Continue reading
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Another Legal Defeat For Trump’s Attack On Voice Of America
I firmly believe in the relentless legal process to bring order to the chaos that has resulted from Donald Trump’s second term in the Oval Office. This home, like many others across the nation, has sent money to organizations that do the work with court cases and legal procedures to ensure our democracy does not… Continue reading
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This Is What Happens When An Autocrat Is Not Checked By Congress
Congress’s abdication of its constitutional responsibilities has rarely been as conspicuous as in the recent escalation toward armed conflict with Iran. The War Powers Clause was designed as a deliberate constraint, a structural safeguard meant to prevent unilateral martial adventurism by any president. Yet the latest round of strikes—undertaken without deliberation, authorization, or even meaningful… Continue reading
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Trump’s Iran War With Editorial Cartoons
The best way to summarize any news event is through the eyes of editorial cartoonists. These professionals over the decades have been one of the essential ways to gauge the national barometer of opinion. The breaking of international law, the lack of a policy goal and the means to attain it, and the inability or… Continue reading
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Iran Fiasco Is Proof Why VOA Matters
The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the joint U.S.–Israeli strikes this weekend marks one of the most consequential geopolitical ruptures in decades, and it underscores—more starkly than ever—why a fully empowered Voice of America is not a luxury but a strategic necessity. The breaking of international law by Donald Trump and his administration, along… Continue reading
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The Crisis of Trust When Justice Is Withheld, Why Revealing Jeffrey Epstein Files About Donald Trump’s Alleged Criminal Sexual Behavior With A 13-Year-Old Girl Matters
When leaving a restaurant on Tuesday evening, I passed the bar and asked a man drinking a beer if he was taking a swallow for every lie Donald Trump uttered in his SOTU address. “Do you have any idea how many bottles I would need?” The moronic behavior and the raft of lies and mathematical… Continue reading
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SOTU: Why Aren’t Donald Trump’s Supporters Ecstatic Right Now?
One might assume that on the day of President Trump’s State of the Union address—one full year into his second term—his supporters would be basking in the warm glow of triumph. After all, this is the moment they fought for. The victory they insisted would restore greatness, stability, and a kind of mythic national order.… Continue reading
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