Trump

The Winds of Authoritarianism are Blowing Stronger

Donald Trump is remaking the U.S. government in ways that make you less safe, make our justice system less fair,…

Read More »

We are in Uncharted Waters for the US National Security Community: What Next?

Donald Trump is purging his cabinet of expertise and those who place loyalty to the Constitution above that to Trump…

Read More »

Put Away Your Sweatpants! The Jury of 100 Will Disappoint. On to the Jury of 130 Million!

The House Managers have done an extraordinary job in the Senate trial, led by the eloquence and brilliance of Adam…

Read More »

How Will History View the Impeachment of Donald Trump?

On this special episode of Deep State Radio, coinciding with the official beginning of the House Judiciary Committee’s Impeachment Hearings,…

Read More »

How Does a Nation Go Morally Bankrupt?: Gradually and then Suddenly.

The president of the United States, always searching for lower lows, has done profound damage to the military, our system…

Read More »

If You Think Post-Impeachment Hearings Depression is Bad, Wait Till You See What’s Next

Adam Schiff masterfully conducted impeachment hearings that made the case that Donald Trump sought to bribe and extort the president…

Read More »

While the World Burns: Impeachment Week Ahead and Other Trumpian Catastrophes

This week promises to be a dramatic on the impeachment front.  Is Gordon Sondland going to tell the truth (for…

Read More »

How To Start A Revolution – A Conversation With Lauren Duca

Love her or love her less, (UNREDACTED can’t get enough of her), Lauren Duca burst onto the public stage with…

Read More »

The Future of Our Democracy Depends on Investigating Every Impeachable Offense

To recap, while I agree with @repadamschiff that the bribery case against Trump is the strongest because bribery is specifically mentioned in…

Read More »

Through the Lens of Ukraine: The Escalating Dangers of Trump Foreign Policy

With all eyes on the impeachment hearings this week, we take a step back to reframe the discussion about Trump…

Read More »

Let’s Not Screw Up This Impeachment Thing, OK?

Next week public hearings on impeachment will begin.  Democrats, led by Rep. Adam Schiff, will make the case that Donald…

Read More »

DSR Network Highlights – Week of October 28

Membership Note:  We are consolidating our podcast hosting over the next 30 days and as a result, there will be…

Read More »

There Will Now Be an Impeachment Process–Let It Be the Full, Fair and Thorough One the Country Needs

I\’ve always been an outlier on the issue of impeachment. I continue to think that the way the Democratic majority…

Read More »

“No Need to Thank Us, America. It’s What We Do.”: The Deep State Rides to the Rescue Again

The not-so-secret secret of Trump foreign policy is that there is no policy.  But the better kept secret is that…

Read More »

King Me: How Trump and the DOJ Are Not Just Ignoring the Constitution But Trying to Undo the American Revolution

This was the week the cracks began to show in Republican defenses of the indefensible.  Oh sure, there were more…

Read More »

Trump is a One Man Crime Wave…and What Do the Dems Do Now?

From describing Trump’s violations of the Constitution’s foreign and domestic emoluments clauses as the Trump Administration’s “original sin” to grappling…

Read More »

The Only Pro in the Trump Administration is the One in Quid Pro Quo

It has been a few days of staggering incompetence, ignorance, corruption and betrayal from the Trump Administration.  The Kurds were…

Read More »

A Turning Point in the Impeachment Investigation: Is the End for Trump Nearing?

As every day brings new testimony from former members of the Trump Administration that confirms there was widespread acknowledgment that…

Read More »

Can Our Shame Save Us?

I want to say I have never been more ashamed of US foreign policy than I am now. But I…

Read More »

The Dangerous Consequences of the “Great and Unmatched Wisdom” of Donald Trump

Donald Trump has given the blessing of the U.S. to a Turkish invasion of Northern Syria that could lead to…

Read More »