Communication and Change
Before Trump, presidents based most clemency decisions on what they thought would best serve justice. But in pardoning war criminals, allies who refused to "flip" on him, or the simply well-connected, Trump is serving only himself. The damage goes … [Continue reading] about Trump’s Pardons Aren’t Just Corrupt, but Corrupting: of Justice and Democracy
The mask and social distancing refusers who claim to be libertarians don’t seem to understand what a libertarian is. Let’s check with John Stuart Mill, a primary authority on the topic, and one of history’s most influential moral philosophers. Mill … [Continue reading] about COVID “Libertarians:” That Word Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means
Many people can’t understand why Joe Biden talks so optimistically about the American people, like he did again today. After all, nearly half of Americans have stuck with Trump, even after four years of corruption, cruelty, and incompetence. I … [Continue reading] about What’s Seen and What’s Summoned
The argument over mask-wearing and social distancing is a mess, one that exemplifies the state of our democracy. The argument is confused three ways: Most liberals don’t understand the conservative definition of freedom.Most conservatives don’t … [Continue reading] about Bread, Circuses, and Covid
The Watchdog · Democratic Campaign Strategist Spencer Critchley On Divided Government 11 16 20 We’re living through the first coup attempt in US history — and tens of millions of Americans believe the plotters are patriots. It’s small comfort that … [Continue reading] about We’re Being Saved From a Coup by Incompetence. How Did We Let It Come to This?