Suppose that you were judging a bake-off among contestants who didn’t know the difference between sugar and salt. Suppose that you were a judge
Author: Arthur Lieber
Since 1969, Arthur Lieber has been teaching and working in non-profit educational organizations. His focus has been on promoting critical, creative, and enjoyable learning for students in informal settings. In the 2010 mid-term elections, he was the Democratic nominee for US Congress from Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District.
When Republicans have their “oh shit” moment about Trump
There’s a pretty good chance that it won’t be too long from now that Republicans will wake up and have an “oh shit” moment
Would Trump nominees support the 25th Amendment?
Some Republicans are seeing the light about Donald Trump in the White House. While he may have led a Republican tsunami in 2016, his
The imperative to test Trump’s limits
How far will Trump go before it’s too late? We need to test the limits. President Donald Trump has already shown that he is
Alternative facts and the need for footnotes
We have entered the era of “alternative facts.” Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, is the person Trump always wants speaking for him
Democratic Party does to John Lewis what Trump couldn’t
There was no way that Donald Trump could shame John Lewis, no matter how much Lawrence O’Donnell of MSNBC tried to goad him
A very unfair 160-year streak that Hillary Clinton could not overcome
James Buchanan did something that Hillary Clinton could not do, nor could any other Democrat since the election of Buchanan in 1856. Buchanan succeeded
Gerrymandering: A litmus test for honesty
Republicans like to talk about honesty; frequently that means being brash and politically incorrect. It’s incumbent for Democrats to see honesty as telling the
Republicans play politics for fun, not progress
Gridlock, contentiousness, do-nothing …. these are all good descriptors of what the Republican Party has recently done to American politics. To progressives, this is
With Trump, is there a line between business and government?
The idea of a Donald Trump presidency has me musing about what we were supposed to learn in school. We were taught that capitalism