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Whistle-blowing, extortion & Ukraine
You have probably heard about the “whistle-blower complaint.” And like everyone else, you don’t know what it’s about. It has something to do with a “promise” Donald Trump made to a foreign leader. That could mean anything. So for now, I’m going to assume it’s nothing. I’m so tired of the KABOOM crowd ginning up…
Face It: Trump Is above the Law
He will be until the Democrats act to limit his power.
SCOTUS Isn’t the Final Say
The first thing to reform is the mistaken belief in “judicial finality.”
There Are No ‘Socialists’ in the Dem Party
The pundit class is overlooking where the collectivists are.
Bernie’s 3 biggest problems
Regular readers know I tend to think Bernie Sanders’ first problem in pursuing the party’s nomination is that he’s still not a Democrat. There is a second problem, though. Hillary Clinton isn’t running. She was his perfect foil. No, Donald Trump can’t compare. His and Sanders’ styles are too similar. Clinton, the liberal establishment realist,…
The GOP’s Corruption of SCOTUS
We now know Senate Republicans sandbagged the FBI.
Trust Black Voters
The party’s transformation will go on even if Biden is president.
It’s (Mostly) the Morality, Stupid
We overvalue the economy’s predictive power in politics.
9/11 and the Betrayal of the Elites
The west’s “crisis of confidence” isn’t due to globalization.
No, Trumpism Isn’t Socialism
The GOP moves toward a sinister kind of collectivism.