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We can learn a lot from the President and Hillary Clinton about how to respond to Trump

November 10, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Republican Brain Leave a comment

What happens when a narcissist is overwhelmed with kindness? I really can’t call Donald Trump a narcissist since I am not a trained therapist

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Barbarian at the gate: 400 prominent economists speak out against Trump

November 3, 2016 Renee Shur 2016 Election, Economy Leave a comment

Less than a week before Americans go to the polls, four hundred of the country’s most prominent economists, including eight Nobel Laureates, have signed

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Best we can hope for from a President Trump – like Putin

November 3, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Human Rights, Nuclear weapons Leave a comment

Rewind to Trevor Noah’s Daily Show this past Halloween. The show is set during the presidential campaign. Not the 2016 one, but the 2020

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New political code words: an unofficial glossary

October 14, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Language/Words Leave a comment

Politicians have been using code words for many years [Remember “states rights,” one of the all-time classic code words, meaning institutionalized segregation and racism?]

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Bosnians in Missouri could be a counterweight to Trump

October 12, 2016 Willy Kessler 2016 Election Leave a comment

Back in August I noted that GOP gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens seemed to be trying to retroactively relocate his student vounteer work in Croatia

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Bob Roberts: A 1992 movie that predicted Donald Trump

October 9, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Literature/Arts/Film One comment

The 1992 movie “Bob Roberts” offers an uncannily prescient, satirical look at a candidacy much like Donald Trump’s. Written, directed by and starring Tim

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Ann Wagner says “No Trump:” A day late and a dollar short

October 9, 2016 Willy Kessler 2016 Election, Republicans Leave a comment

Breaking news from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: country-club Republican, Ann Wagner, who represents Missouri’s 2nd Congressional district, has had a change of heart and

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Don’t forget the path Trump took to get here

October 3, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans One comment

Ever since Hillary Clinton made her “Basket of Deplorables” comment, a number of Democrats have become more sensitive to those very people. This is

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Donald Trump is Max Bialystok

October 2, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Literature/Arts/Film Leave a comment

Donald Trump declared an eye-popping, one-year loss of $916 million on his 1995 federal tax return. Sound like something you once saw on Broadway

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Conservative newspapers pile on for Clinton

October 1, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Hillary Clinton, Media Leave a comment

It’s getting hard to keep up with the growing list of traditionally conservative newspapers that are not just dumping Trump, but are actively endorsing

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