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May- 2019 -10 MayBlog
Note to Old School Dems – The Center is Not Where You Left It
The \”center\” is not where you left it. It\’s not that warm place where bi-partisan compromise was king and Wall…
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4 MayBlog
The term \”the economy\” does not mean what many people think it does
Journalists and commentators ought to be more careful about the use of the term \”economy.\” It is a gross and…
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2 MayBlog
It\’s Worse Than You Think: Putting Barr\’s Senate Testimony in Perspective
I don\’t think we fully realize the profundity of Barr\’s assertions yesterday. The ideas that a president can determine whether…
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Apr- 2019 -30 AprilBlog
Going Back to the Obama Era Should Not Be the Goal for Democrats
Too many Democrats think the objective in 2020 is to restore the status quo. Failure to address the issues that…
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21 AprilBlog
The Time To Act Is Now
In today\’s America, the president and those who work for him are above the law. The president can\’t be indicted…
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Feb- 2019 -21 FebruaryBlog
America\’s System is Rigged, The Democrats Answer Isn\’t Socialism, It\’s Fixing What\’s Wrong With Capitalism
The problem is not socialists. They have no place in US politics and won\’t. The problem is not capitalism. It…
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21 FebruaryBlog
The Seemingly Imminent Submission of the Mueller Report Raises Many Questions
Trying to take in this idea that the Mueller investigation is wrapping up/being wrapped up in the next week or…
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Jan- 2019 -30 JanuaryBlog
FIXING AMERICA’S RIGGED SYSTEM IS JOB NUMBER ONE FOR NEW LEADERS
For decades, the US system has been rigged for the rich, for whites, for men. Fixing that so that everyone…
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Dec- 2018 -18 DecemberBlog
So The Word Is Traitor
A federal judge today asked a prosecutor whether President Trump\’s first national security advisor, Michael Flynn, might be charged with…
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10 DecemberBlog
The President Can and Should Be Indicted and Prosecuted
It is time to re-examine the idea that a sitting president cannot be indicted. Following that re-examination, it will also…
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7 DecemberBlog
Trump Must Be Brought to Justice: Understanding the Scope of the Most Sweeping High Level Scandal in American History
So, in the wake of today’s revelations via new court filings by federal prosecutors, we know this: Russian government representatives…
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5 DecemberBlog
Flynn’s Disgrace Should be a Life-Sentence Whether He Spends a Moment in Jail or Not
Perhaps it is because I have spent so much of my life studying national security advisors, but I can\’t minimize…
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1 DecemberBlog
How Far We Have Fallen: Reflections on George H.W. Bush
As a historian of the White House and in particular national security and foreign policy-making in the White House, it…
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Nov- 2018 -30 NovemberBlog
The G-20 will showcase a rogue President Trump and a no longer \’indispensable\’ U.S.
In Argentina, President Trump will by no means be seen as indispensable. On the contrary, the president will likely be…
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20 NovemberBlog
Donald Trump: A Born Leader in the War Against the Rule of Law
The on-going assault by Trump on the rule of law takes many forms. You have the glaring attacks–obstruction of justice,…
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17 NovemberBlog
WHAT THE REAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE KHASHOGGI MURDER WOULD LOOK LIKE –AND WHAT THE US RESPONSE TO THE CRIME OUR PRESIDENT IS COVERING UP MUST BE
There are at least three important parts to any major US investigation of the Khashoggi murder and possibly more. But…
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16 NovemberBlog
Today\’s Robber Barons Wear Sneakers
No one who has worked for any length of time in or around Silicon Valley was under the illusion tech…
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14 NovemberBlog
Is Trump Channeling the GOP or Is the GOP Channeling Trump?
The GOP lost as many as 40 House seats, key statehouses, and every demographic group that is growing or will…
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10 NovemberBlog
No Wall Can Protect Trump From the Ghosts Haunting Him from Within
No one knows the skeletons in Donald Trump\’s closet better than Donald Trump. No one knows the crimes he has…
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5 NovemberBlog
Tuesday is Judgement Day in America
Tuesday is Judgment Day for America. We will stand before history and declare who we are. We will not be…
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