I have not written much about this presidency because the thought of Donald Trump in the Oval Office still makes me shake my head in disbelief. But I do keep up with the sickening news coming from the Trump White House and I remain baffled that there are Americans who still support this gradual push… Continue reading Jeffrey Toobin – Donald Trump is Firing People for Doing Their Job – Video
The Fierce Resistance: Public Workers Have Had Enough
I’m sure you remember this old saw: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. I’m sure that there are some reaction deniers out there, but for the most part this is settled science. And that’s exactly why those who see the end of public unions, or indeed unions in general, in their… Continue reading The Fierce Resistance: Public Workers Have Had Enough
The Strangers In Your Midst and the Fools Who Fear Them
An interesting year, no? The calendar has created a confluence of Passover, Easter and April Fool’s Day, which pretty much covers everyone who lives…everywhere. Which is humbling because this weekend should remind us that we are only as big and smart and compassionate and humane as the weakest among us. The ones with the smallest… Continue reading The Strangers In Your Midst and the Fools Who Fear Them
After the Nor’easters:Trump Caves on the Budget While the Real Storm(y) is on the Horizon
For all the talk about President Trump almost vetoing the Congressional spending bill, what’s lost is that his presidency will likely turn out to be a textbook case of an outsider with no natural political constituency unable to reorder the bureaucracy or scare enough legislators to bend to his will. After all, here is a… Continue reading After the Nor’easters:Trump Caves on the Budget While the Real Storm(y) is on the Horizon
Unarmed Black Man Shot And Killed By Sacramento Police in His Backyard
Here’s something I’m sure you’ve heard before. It’s a statement from Sacramento police after the shot and killed a 22-year-old unarmed black man while he was standing in his backyard. “The officers believed the suspect was pointing a firearm at them. Fearing for their safety, the officers fired their duty weapons striking the suspect multiple… Continue reading Unarmed Black Man Shot And Killed By Sacramento Police in His Backyard
Wasn’t Trump Supposed to be Good at Something?
I would think that the president might be more inclined to support some gun control measures, seeing as how he loves to shoot himself in the foot. How does President Trump think that firing Andrew McCabe or Rod Rosenstein or James Comey or Rex Tillerson is going to make anybody forget the main issues in… Continue reading Wasn’t Trump Supposed to be Good at Something?
The Power of Power
Funny you should ask, but yes, I am sitting in my local public library charging all of my devices because yet again, north central New Jersey is without power. I really thought we had escaped this because the snowstorm hit on Wednesday and we kept our power throughout the driving snow and falling branches. But… Continue reading The Power of Power
Donald Trump Voted Worst President in 73 Years
Donald Trump, with help from Russia, became the 45th president of the United States over a year ago, but the American people have spoken. When it comes to the question of who is the worst the worst president since World War II, Americans overwhelmingly voted Trump as the worst! According to a new Quinnipiac University… Continue reading Donald Trump Voted Worst President in 73 Years
If the Children Are to Lead, They Have to Vote
You’ll excuse me if I’m somewhat skeptical, but all this talk about how the young people of this country are going to lead us into a new era where the adults have failed seems vaguely familiar. Many older Americans had the same feelings when the voting age was lowered to 18 in 1971 and they… Continue reading If the Children Are to Lead, They Have to Vote
Top Political Scientists Voted Trump the Worst President in America’s History
Nearly 200 of America’s top political scientists have voted Donald Trump the worst president in US history, Yahoo News reports According to the 2018 Presidents & Executive Politics Presidential Greatness Survey, Mr Trump ranks even lower than disgraced President Richard Nixon – even among conservatives. Abraham Lincoln, unsurprisingly, takes the top prize. Mr Nixon sits at 33. The study, conducted… Continue reading Top Political Scientists Voted Trump the Worst President in America’s History
NRA? Forever. NEA? Not Ever
West Virginia Teachers are on strike. Students are being shot in schools. The Secretary of Education self-assesses herself a B+ or A- on her first year of work. Boston University is the latest college to forgive students who are disciplined if they walk out of school on March 14 to demonstrate for school safety. The president and… Continue reading NRA? Forever. NEA? Not Ever
President’s Day: What We Have And What We Need
“So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself – nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt “My fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy… Continue reading President’s Day: What We Have And What We Need