The Salvation of Genuine Political Debate, Missing in Action in Political America
We need debates, substantive debates, not monologues including personal attacks, after principals ignore their opponents’ arguments.
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Missing the Point – An Open Letter to the People of Denmark and Greenland
With his second term barely underway, he’s already talking about how he might game our system to run for a third term – even though our Constitution limits Presidents to just two terms. He’s delusional. As a citizen, and the same is no doubt true for our allies, his Presidency is difficult to watch.
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Education Department employees cheered as they leave, warn of impacts of cuts on the future
Suitcases and large cardboard boxes rolled across the pavement outside the Department of Education’s offices this week as recently fired federal workers packed up their desks.
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Trump wants the canal back, but Afro-Caribbeans are staking a personal claim
Since Trump’s inauguration, the American president has made repeated mention of the American lives lost in building the canal. He raised concerns about American treatment in its current operation, saying they have been violated and treated unfairly.
Read moreMissing the Point – Vulgar Times
We’ve turned against our allies in favor of imitating a Russian dictator and despot. What’s the difference between our seizing control of Greenland and Canada against their will and what Putin is doing to Ukraine?
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Defending Constitutional Rights: Challenging Unlawful Deportations of Arabs, Muslims, Palestinians, and Other Individuals
Every immigrant deserves the opportunity to chase the American Dream—a vision of hope and prosperity that transcends borders. However, this pursuit must be guided by a commitment to the law, ensuring that their entry into the country and the path to securing legal status are both lawful and just.
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Missing the Point – A Plan for the Democrats to Consider
The Democrats in Congress, in both the House and Senate, seem to be flailing about – like the flubby-doodle man we see at car dealerships, arms and legs going which way and that.
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As Black Lives Matter Plaza becomes rubble, onlookers mourn symbol of hope
A week after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the mural’s removal — following pressure from the Republican-controlled Congress — workers chipped away at the street. The mural, painted in 2020 after George Floyd’s killing and the tear-gassing of D.C. protesters, faded into chalky dust and murky puddles. Every minute, more of the 16-letter statement disappeared.
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Missing the Point – ‘Grand Theft Government’
President Donald Trump, our country’s Liar-in-Chief, has promised certain of our nation’s wealthiest individuals very substantial tax savings in return for their having helped fund his re-election. Who knows how much these tax savings will benefit the President and his family personally?
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Trump’s contempt for Americans on display for all the world to see
Let’s get Trump’s cheap shot toward his predecessor out of the way first. It wasn’t Joe Biden who went after Trump, it was prosecutors in three states and the District of Columbia who had enough evidence to believe he had committed crimes.
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