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Trump wants $850B in stimulus. Why?

The president wants the Congress to pass a massive economic stimulus package worth upwards of $850 billion. Don’t get me wrong. I think the government should step in when the times call for action. But that brings me to ask: Is now the time for action? I mean, I’m no economist, but it seems me…

Why is Trump so weak?

Everyone agrees the president is weak, but few people understand why. Sure, Donald Trump is a lying, thieving, philandering sadist. That’s never helped his popularity. But I don’t think that alone explains his weakness. I have another theory you might like. You can’t really be a popular president when you’re leading a party that a…

Trump can’t be trusted

Things are moving quickly, but one thing’s for sure. You can’t expect the guy who betrayed his country by demanding foreign interference in the 2020 election to be the same guy who leads America out of a pandemic. You can’t trust a fascist to do the work of democracy. But you can trust a fascist…

Trump isn’t immune to his own fascism

I think people who have experienced some kind of trauma (women in abusive marriages, for instance) understand the president is ways other people do not. They can see that Donald Trump doesn’t need to understand the new coronavirus, because understanding it isn’t going to influence him one way or another from doing whatever he wants…