A reader asked me to analyze the statutory and constitutional tools that could and should be used to fight Trumpism now that Trumpism has
Category: 2020 Election
Goodbye Washington. Hello Courtroom
In an interview with Madrid’s El País newspaper, published on January 10, Pulitzer-prize winning historian, Anne Applebaum didn’t hold back. “The Trump adventure is
The First Amendment and social media: Let’s review
Some thoughts about the (likely) purposeful misuse of the the 1st Amendment freedom of speech in the wake of events like Simon & Shuster
Biden announces Jan. 19, 2021 national memorial for COVID victims
January 20th is just nine days from the writing of this post. That day and the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala
Trump’s obsession with grievance
I’m a glutton for punishment. From time to time, I dip into Donald Trump’s @realDonaldTrump Twitter feed just to see what kind of insanity
1968 and 2020: Years of Indecency
2020 ranks with 1968 as one of the most unsettling years in American politics. The similarities between the two years are striking, but it is difficult to find shared catalysts explaining what caused them to be so filled with dysfunction. However, a common denominator might be found further back, in 1954.
If Jesus appeared in the Senate, Mitch McConnell would say he would be a one-term savior
I just finished reading Barack Obama’s book, “A Promised Land,” and it made me think that if Jesus Christ descended upon the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell would immediately say that he would make him a one-term savior. While Barack Obama may not be a savior, in many ways, he is about as good as it can get for a U.S. president. His commitment to the common good, to integrity and ethics, to protecting individual liberties are remarkable in an era of cynicism and alternate realities.
A Conversation with Trump Supporters on Election Fraud
Can I ask you a serious question? If there was fraud to benefit Joe Biden, why did Democrats lose seats in the House and not win the Senate outright? These allegedly fake results to benefit Democrats, would’ve had to have been Biden up top and GOP down ballot. Does that make sense to you?
Sore loser: The End of a Blowhard Bully
Implosion is defined as the instance of something collapsing violently inwards. We are witnessing implosion on the national stage right now as our current
What the Left Can Learn from the Tea Party
Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States of America but not without any costs. Biden’s electoral theory as many warned was not watertight and while he was able to notch a convincing victory nationwide, Democrats down ballot were not so lucky.