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Ivanka trumps Claire Underwood

December 5, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Media, Trump Leave a comment

With all the talk about Michael Flynn flipping and turning on “higher-ups,” it’s remarkable how with all the names mentioned, Ivanka Trump is always

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Dunaway

Lessons learned: Kelli Dunaway’s candid take on running for office

December 5, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2018 Election, Democrats, Missouri region, Politics, Women One comment

First-time political candidate Kelli Dunaway thought she had a shot at unseating Ann Wagner, the conservative Republican Congresswoman from Missouri’s 2nd District. She never

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Flynn

Why aren’t Republicans outraged by Flynn’s pro-Russia activities?

December 4, 2017 Steve Sorkin Corruption, Republicans One comment

I have been following several different threads on Facebook and other online places about the Mueller investigation. I am not surprised that there are

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pocahontas

Pocahontas: Native Americans respond to Trump’s latest slur

November 29, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Language/Words, Trump 3 comments

At a ceremony honoring Native American code-talkers, Donald Trump managed to work in one of his favorite slurs—calling Sen. Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas.”  I don’t

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Need to Impeach

Impeachment might make sense where very little else does

November 29, 2017 Arthur Lieber Democrats, Impeachment, Justice, Mental Health, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Trump One comment

It’s risky, but impeachment definitely has to be on the table. If you have been watching television lately, you have probably seen a video

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Locker Room

Maybe Trump was on to something with the locker room talk

November 21, 2017 Arthur Lieber Ethics, Gender issues, Justice One comment

Among a sufficient number of American voters, Donald Trump’s description of the infamous Access Hollywood tape as being just locker room talk worked. The

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lexicon

A lexicon of sexual misconduct: There’s a word for what he did to you

November 21, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Language/Words, Legal issues/Law, Violence, Women Leave a comment

When a 94-year-old ex-president gropes your backside, is it sexual assault, sexual harassment, inappropriate touching or what? As women, at long last, feel confident

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The truth about the estate tax: You’re probably not going to have to pay it

November 21, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Republicans, Taxes Leave a comment

The latest incarnation of a Republican tax “plan” includes repealing the estate tax. Republicans love to give it an evil connotation by referring to

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Al Franken

A few thoughts about Al Franken’s Current Situation

November 20, 2017 Arthur Lieber Ethics, Gender issues, Justice 2 comments

Unlike Donald Trump or Roy Moore, Al Franken seems to have a reasonable level of self-awareness. Hopefully that can put him in a position

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Roy Moore

Conservatives and the Old Confederacy have Credibility Gap

November 14, 2017 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Constitution, Democracy, Human Rights, Politics, Religion in Politics, Republican Brain Leave a comment

It should not surprise us that Judge Roy Moore supporters and others on the extreme right have taken to lambasting the Washington Post. When

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