Reading time – 1:31; Viewing time – 2:19 . . . Do you remember when Republicans held themselves out as the solid bulwark against the Russians? When Republicans represented that they were the true defenders and stiff backbone of our country? When Republicans made it clear that anything remotely less than hostile to the Russians… [read more]
Cold, Dead Hands
Reading time – 1:32; Viewing time – 2:17 . . . Every Fourth of July I stick a flag on a pole and insert it into the back of my convertible. I commonly remove it on the 5th and this year it sat in the back of the car until this morning, when I picked… [read more]
Bad For America
Reading time – 1:53 seconds; Viewing time – 2:47 . . . In yet another 5-4 decision the Supreme Court has allowed Trump’s Muslim travel ban to stand. And by the same margin the Court allowed Ohio to continue to purge its voter roles of poor people and people of color. 5-4 is the same… [read more]
Equivalents, Civility and Fire
Reading time – 4:12; Viewing time – 5:47 . . . There are a bunch of links in this post. None is long. All are worthwhile (that’s why they are included). Check ’em out. JA ——————————— It’s been a continuous flow in the open sewer that is the law breaking, ethics spurning, morals smashing of… [read more]
Populism and Obi-Wan
Reading time – 2:59; Viewing time – 4:06 . . . Here’s Jax definition of populism: Mob behavior gussied up with a slick political cover. Trump’s base is entirely populist, calling for extreme reaction to any issue and blunt force solutions to all problems. Think: Muslim ban; kidnapping children; building a $38 billion wall; embracing… [read more]
If Only Someone Could Name One
Reading time – 2:15 . . . It’s time to focus on Trump’s policies and policy actions and what they mean to us. “America First” is more a campaign bumper sticker than a strategy, so that’s not a helpful guide. All I’ve been able to find are Trump’s various tactics to accomplish . . . … [read more]
Evolution
Reading time – 1:49 . . . After reading Charles Darwin’s Origin of the Species, Herbert Spencer coined the term “survival of the fittest” to mark the core meaning of Darwin’s theory of natural selection. That perfectly captures the clarity that those who were afraid of poisonous reptiles avoided them and survived to produce offspring;… [read more]
Babies In Jail
Reading time – 2:38; Viewing time – 3:13 . . . You’re horrified at those nursing babies being ripped from their mothers’ arms by I.C.E. agents. You’re speechless and apoplectic at the same time over kids who have literally done nothing wrong being put into shelters that you know full well are jails. You may… [read more]
Where Are the Voices?
Reading time – 2:45 . . . John Kerry ran for president in 2004. During the campaign a group of men challenged Kerry’s narrative of his Swift boat actions on the Mekong River, even though not one of them was in a position to assess what happened. They lied about him viciously and very publicly…. [read more]
Got It
Reading time – 3:39; Viewing time – 5:22 . . . Question 1 In 2012 President Obama signed the Executive Order on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – DACA. He did this both because it was the right way to treat these folks and because the Republican Congress was dedicated solely to opposing anything Obama… [read more]
