Trump

Aaaaaand the hoooome of the…suckers…and losers!

Donald Trump doesn’t think much of America’s military and he thinks even less of its members who sacrificed their lives…

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The Worst Term We Can Think of For Trump…is a Second Term

After the lawlessness and lies of the GOP convention it is clearer than ever that another term in office for…

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Our Enemies are Laughing Now, Wait Until You See What a Second Trump Term Looks Like

In Russia, they refer to Trump as being “theirs.”  In France, the president muses about how Europe should prepare for an…

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The COVID Disaster is Not an Act of God, It’s a Crime

Make sure to understand that the disastrous leadership failure on COVID has actually consisted of a series of equally disastrous…

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The COVID Disaster is Not an Act of God, It\’s a Crime

Make sure to understand that the disastrous leadership failure on COVID has actually consisted of a series of equally disastrous…

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Navigating Via Rearview Mirror: Toxic Leadership, Groupthink and the Management Mess that Led to a Public Health Catastrophe

Viruses occur in nature.  So do epidemics.  But where most of the world’s leading economies managed the COVID crisis well…

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Justice in America is Dead

Justice in America is dead. We used to talk about damage to it. We used to remark with each setback…

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A Good Day for the Constitution, A Mixed Bag for Trump & a Bad Day for Barr

The Supreme Court rulings on Trump’s taxes put a stake through the heart of the absurd idea that U.S. presidents…

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We do not have a federal government

The most charitable interpretation of the events surrounding the Russian bounty scandal is that we have suffered a catastrophic breakdown…

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Trump is Terrible, No One is Surprised and He Could Still Win

John Bolton’s book has Washington in a tizzy.  Whether the rest of the country cares that much, whether anyone will…

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Is This a “Break Glass in Emergency” Moment?

Donald Trump says he’s never even heard of Brett McGurk, but that’s what he says whenever he feels jilted. On today’s…

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Lies, Damned Lies and Lies Trump Doesn’t Even Realize Are Lies

If Parson Weems, who wrote of little George Washington’s inability to tell a lie, were to write the story of Donald…

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Under Cover of Covid: While One Crisis Commands Our Attention Others are Brewing

COVID has taken such a ghastly human and economic toll that people can speak of or think of little else. …

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DSR Network Highlights and Announcements – Week of May 4, 2020

Announcements New Membership Offerings Video – As we’re now recording our episodes using Zoom, we’re providing full video episodes for…

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Hiding in Plain Sight: A Conversation with Sarah Kendzior

Sarah Kendzior’s latest book “Hiding in Plain Sight” describes precisely why Donald Trump’s failures as a leader, his support for…

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Is Trump a Man or a Mouse?

Trump is a wannabe authoritarian who has consistently abused the power of his office and sought to place himself above…

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Will Democracy Be COVID-19’s Most Consequential Victim?

One of the surest ways to get fired in the Trump Administration is to speak the truth.  Ask Captain Brett…

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Trump’s Handling of Coronavirus Has Been a Disaster–But Don’t Forget His Other Crimes and Abuses

Trump’s outrageous firing of the Intelligence Community IG is a useful reminder that he is not just directly responsible for…

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Trump\’s Handling of Coronavirus Has Been a Disaster–But Don\’t Forget His Other Crimes and Abuses

Trump\’s outrageous firing of the Intelligence Community IG is a useful reminder that he is not just directly responsible for…

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What If Shattering Norms Was the Right Thing to Do, But We Shattered All the Wrong Ones?

Donald Trump has made narcissism the central organizing principle of his government.  It used to be said institutions were the…

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