As the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump gets underway this week, there has been much discussion about the rules of the trial, with Republicans calling the evidence produced in the House investigation “flimsy,” and Democrats calling Trump the “founders’ worst nightmare.” There has been extensive back-and-forth about the length of the trial; the number … Continue reading The Rules Rule
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Bloomberg and a Brokered Convention
Democrats held their final debate before the Iowa Caucus this week. It was a lackluster affair. No one went full frontal after Donald Trump, despite recent revelations about self-serving timing in the killing of Iran’s General Soleimani and the continued unspooling of the sordid nature of the Ukraine scandal. With the exception of the dust-up … Continue reading Bloomberg and a Brokered Convention
The Impeachment War
As Michelle Goldberg wrote recently in the New York Times, “The nightmare stage of Trump’s rule is here.” The decision to eliminate Maj. Gen. Qassim Soleimani, Iran’s most important military official, for which the President quickly took full responsibility, “has brought the United States to the brink of a devastating new conflict in the Middle … Continue reading The Impeachment War
Deaths of Despair
I thought long and hard about what to write for my first post of 2020. Should I set an optimistic tone, despite living in an age where pessimism abounds? Should I make predictions for the coming year, ignoring the fact that news moves so quickly that predictive writing is a fool’s errand (indeed, overnight events … Continue reading Deaths of Despair
The Year in Review
At year’s end, it is customary to create lists—favorite movies, music, memories of the previous twelve months. So, I thought I’d compile the posts which are most memorable for me in 2019 to reflect on where we've been and where we might be going as a people. Clearly, Donald Trump dominated the year both in … Continue reading The Year in Review