This is the most important election in our lifetime, a point often made; however, it remains true. If Trump wins the presidency, we will move headlong into an authoritarian form of government. An authoritarian type of government exercises most or total power over the government and society. It suspends elections and civil liberties. You have … [Read more…]
I have long complained about how the press has treated Donald Trump with kid gloves while badgering President Biden and his press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre. They tend not to ask Trump clarifying questions while overdoing it in the case of Biden and his press secretary. Sometimes, the press attempts to clarify Trump’s incoherent pronouncements themselves. … [Read more…]
“The cascade of election coverage, commentary, and speculation about how Donald Trump might use the power of the presidency to retaliate against his perceived political enemies has overlooked important context: Trump has done just that while he was president, at least a dozen times.” That is the opening statement by Adam Klasfeld and Ryan Goodman … [Read more…]
I could not contain my short list of President Donald Trump’s damage to American democracy and the rule of law in a single short article. So I include more instances here. Trump has damaged the Supreme Court. Long before the recent stacking of the Supreme Court by Trump and the Republicans, Trump pushed the Right-Wing … [Read more…]