The right wing frenzy and eagerness to have everybody in the country share their largely fake outrage about Michelle Wolf’s remarks at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner offers some insight into political life in the US and the plight of the right wing, including the Trump administration, in that climate…
With the midterm election just over seven months away, many Democrats, progressives and others are hoping for a big Democratic win. A big enough blue wave in November could give the Democrats a majority in the House of Representatives, control of several more state legislatures and put a few more…
In the almost two years since he became a public figure, Donald Trump has demonstrated one unique political skill-the ability to evade consequences for one scandal, outrageous statement or illegal act simply by rushing into the next, frequently worse, one. It is difficult to know whether this strategy is the…
The recent changes to Chinese law that will allow Xi Jinping to extend his presidency are very significant for China, the US and the world. Xi is 64 years old and could conceivably remain in power for at least another decade, perhaps longer. This is the kind of development that…
The US Constitution is an extraordinary document that helped a new country hold together only a few years after winning its independence and made possible an experiment in representative government that was without precedent. However, it is not always a democratic document. …
John Kelly is playing an increasingly interesting role in the Trump administration. When he was brought in to be Chief of Staff in July of last year many pundits thought, or hoped, that he could bring some calm and competency to the White House. It quickly became apparent that Kelly…
During the last two weeks, one of the major political issues in Washington was that right wing political forces, with Russian reinforcements, launched a campaign to persuade a right wing legislator to release a memo that was claimed to contain explosive revelations that would demonstrate that the Mueller investigation, and…
On Saturday, the anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets to register their discontent with our President. The Women’s Marches throughout the US on Saturday were also the first anniversary of the massive Women’s Marches last year that mobilized millions of Americans. Last…
During a recent White House meeting, Donald Trump asked why the US gets so many immigrants from “sh*thole” countries, referring to Haiti and several African States and so few from countries “like Norway.” These comments were rightly condemned both as racist and vulgar. Lost in much of this criticism was…
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