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As Iowa readies its inexcusably and alarmingly undemocratic caucuses to kick off the two major American parties’ presidential nomination process, culminating in…
Barring any kind of a major development in the next few days or consistently terribly inaccurate polling, Donald Trump will…
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Republicans, predictably after the Paris attacks, have turned on Syrian refugees as the latest group from which they can arouse…
As this historic terrorist attack unfolds, France, Europe, the West, and the Middle East need to really think about what…
Author’s note: even at this stage of the game in late 2015, it was clear the Republican Party was a…
Author’s note: as we enter the longest government shutdown in American history as 2019 unfolds because of Trump’s border wall…
The first debate(s) showed us that the Republicans are often in a war between substance and style. Can a candidate…
How the GOP’s playbook for myopia, overreaction, and inaction empowers terrorism, violent criminals, and mass shooters Originally published on LinkedIn…
Fascism comes in many forms; if Hitler and genocide can be one end of the spectrum, there’s plenty of room…