Category: PRESIDENTS
Michael Cohen’s Testimony Before the House Oversight Committee: 5 Thoughts
I listened to and watched Michael Cohen's testimony today before the House Oversight Committee, alternately on the radio and on my computer. Most of the information we heard only confirmed what we already knew or strongly suspected, so my thoughts are about other matters ... Read More
Is Trump Like Hitler? Only Holocaust Deniers Think So, Says Alan Dershowitz
(01-02-2019) Is Trump like Hitler or is the very question a form of Holocaust denial? Alan Dershowitz muddies the fascism waters even more than they already were ... Read More
Hitler and Trump: Propaganda for the Poorly Educated in Mein Kampf
"I could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and I wouldn't lose any voters," Trump said. He focuses on the poorly educated, who he sees as useful idiots. Hitler's thoughts exactly ... Read More
Conclusion: American Fascism Won’t Be Gone After Trump
Pulling American fascism out by the roots: My honey-do list for America after Trump has left the White House ... Read More
Trump and Fox News and Fake News and Sweden
Trump doesn't understand that when the President of the United States tweets Fox News fake news about Sweden (and on Presidents Day), all of Sweden lets us know it's fake news ... Read More
American Democracy Is Only As Strong As Its Separation of Powers
American democracy, the checks and balances, the separation of powers over the three branches of government only work if everyone sticks to the rules. ... Read More
After Inauguration Day: Women’s March to Protest Trump a Huge Success
Three million people turned up nationwide for the Women's March the day after Inauguration Day -- the difference between the votes for Trump and Clinton -- to protest Trump's presidency ... Read More
The Safety Pin: My Pledge of Intolerance to Bigotry, So Bullies Beware
I pledge intolerance to bigotry. I will wear a safety pin as long as Trump is president, as a warning to any bullying Trump-supporting bullies ... Read More
The First Days After Donald Trump Wins the 2016 Presidential Election
Trump wins the 2016 presidential election. He is now the president-elect. Five days later I'm still reeling ... Read More
Trump is the Republican Candidate: It’s a Bit Late to Face American Fascism
American fascism has led to this: Trump is the Republican candidate for the 2016 presidential election. He shows all the signs of a wannabe fascist leader. Have we passed the point of no return? ... Read More
Under a President Trump, Would Democracy Survive or Would Fascism Win?
(02-03-2016, updated 07-14-2018) The pundits are worried Trump might not leave peacefully if he loses in 2020. Time to repost this, in the spirit of I Told You So: What if Trump became president? Is America's democracy at risk? Would the American political system hold? Trump came in second in the Iowa caucus. Many pundits predict that this is the beginning of the end for Trump, but who knows. This is just the Iowa caucus; there's a lot more to come ... Read More
Was Trump Success in the Republican Primary a Surprise? Look at History!
Only in America and only to Americans is it a surprise that Trump is doing so well in the Republican primary. Why would he not? Everything's in place for history to repeat itself ... Read More
Presidential Candidate Donald Trump and his Campaign Demagoguery
Angry goldfish and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has made scapegoating the main theme of his campaign demagoguery. This is when high school history education comes in handy, if you've had any ... Read More