I’ve been teaching political science full time at a community college for the last 18 years. And though I still love it, it’s gotten
Tag: Democracy
Schiff to Republicans: Speak out, already!
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff [D-CA] has published an open letter to his Republican colleagues, urging them to, at long last, break their
Stopping Trump: a once-in-a-lifetime political opportunity
The current state of proliferating Trump scandals presents a once-in-a-lifetime political opportunity for the first Republican to truly stand up for what is right.
Why does the Trump presidency hurt so bad?
I have not been the same since November 8, 2016. Trump’s presidency hurts. I’m taking it personally. But my anger, sadness and fear aren’t
Going after Federal regulations: Trump discovers ‘dark matter’
In his first weeks in office, Donald Trump has been all about executive orders. He has also talked about going after Federal regulations. But,
Toxic word spills are poisoning democracy
Just one week into the Trump presidency, the newly inaugurated president and his circle of sycophants are working overtime to convince us that words
Will democracy outlast Trump? Only if we work at it
How does American democracy outlast Trump? We are about to experience the presidency of the least experienced, least qualified, most uninformed, most autocratic and
Comparing Trump and Hitler: Uncomfortable but necessary
Before the 2016 election, some historians and journalists compared Trump’s ascension with Hitler’s rise to power in Germany before World War II. Now that
There is still time to write to your electors
I used to think that Donald Trump might be the lesser of multiple “evils” among Republican choices for president. At best, he might be
Democracy at the bat: Post-Trump edition
With apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer, the author—in 1888—of this famous poem, here is my updated, truncated, post-Trump 2016-election version of “Casey at the