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Trump’s Angry White Male Rage Vs. American Democracy
I have long thought that Ron Ziegler, the press secretary to President Richard Nixon, had the toughest job in that role of any I have watched over the course of my life. Every day, there were questions galore about the latest news and rumors concerning Watergate and the linkage to the White House. That thought Continue reading
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Where Is Empathy And Decency In Trump Administration?
There are, simply put, increasingly sad and cruel stories happening in our nation. Like you, I read and hear about them occurring in a far too regular fashion. Without doubt, Donald Trump is largely responsible for the most repulsive of these stories, as in the case of a man born in a German refugee camp Continue reading
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Moral Courage In Face Of Trump’s Autocracy
Speaking with a longtime friend this afternoon, I again heard what many have told me over the past months. “I go two or three days without listening to the news, as it is so upsetting, as it makes me depressed.” While I respect that perspective, our home is tied much closer to the daily events Continue reading
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America’s Democratic Soul In Words From Federal Judge Sara Ellis
A powerful example of judicial reasoning and leadership was demonstrated today by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis as she issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz, She stated top government officials lied in their testimony about threats that protesters posed and Continue reading
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New Low In Washington, Senate Intelligence Briefing Included Only Republicans
This news story did not make the headlines it deserved. There is more to what you are about to read than just a briefing about U.S. military strikes near Venezuela. More deeply disturbing is the willful ripping apart of what is perhaps one of the longest and most bipartisan vital centers of our shared interests Continue reading
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Profiles In Courage As Americans Stand Up For Constitutional Norms
Yesterday, I wrote feeling quite sad about the upending of a Halloween parade for children in some Chicago neighborhoods. I find that each day there are increasing reasons to be troubled and deeply concerned over the actions of the Donald Trump Administration. Today, however, in my news feed I read a story that lifted my Continue reading
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National Security Presidential Memorandum Threatening Your Rights To Dissent
“I am completely astounded that England, which is a very tiny bit of Europe, is dominant. One might reply that it is a fact; I must concur; but as it is impossible, I shall continue to hope that what is incomprehensible will not be eternal.” –Duc de Choiseul, Louis XV’s foreign minister in 1767. I Continue reading
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Destruction Of White House East Wing Proves Donald Trump Doesn’t Care For Our Values
When people say they despise Donald Trump there are multiple reasons for such a sentiment. This week the country looks aghast at the complete destruction of the East Wing of the White House and wonders exactly how a low IQ person with no sense of history or any awareness of our values as a nation Continue reading
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Rampant Racism In Trump Administration: Look Who Is Elevated Or Fired
There is no way to consume this news without severe indigestion. In recent days we have read and heard about Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Paul Ingrassia to serve as special counsel of the United States, a role charged in part with safeguarding federal whistleblowers from retaliation. We also know that as Trump elevates confirmed Continue reading
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