Communication and Change
One overlooked aspect of the apparently impulsive and reckless decision to kill Qassim Suleimani: how evil is enabled by bureaucracy. In this case, according to reporting, Trump’s advisers presented him with “bracketed options,” a common … [Continue reading] about War With Iran: The Evil Done by Nobody
To understand Congressional Republicans’ lack of shame — and even righteous pride — in defending an obvious crook, we can look at how a tribe works in a failed state: it would be wrong not to lie or cheat to help any member of your tribe, no matter … [Continue reading] about Understanding Congressional Republicans’ Lack of Shame
In writing this, I’m bracing to be called a Republican tool, or worse. And that’s the problem I want to address. While resisting the egregious intolerance on the right, the left needs to face its own. Unlike the right’s, our version of intolerance … [Continue reading] about The Left Has Its Own Intolerance Problem: Certainty
One of the most important influences on the Founders was Montesquieu, who came up with the idea of separation of powers — a pretty good day’s work, and a foundation of our Constitutional republic. Montesquieu also identified a republic’s … [Continue reading] about It’s Not Trump’s Fault, It’s Ours
As I'm not the first to point out, when Democrats see bad polls, they run from them. When Republicans see bad polls, they change them, through persuasion.* With polls showing a dramatic swing in favor of impeaching President Trump, Congressional … [Continue reading] about Running From the Polls, Democrats Stumble Into Leading on Impeachment