Decades of disdain for politics as a civic calling means we get the politicians we deserve. Published on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 by Common Dreams Picture a member of congress and what do you see? He’s a guy (those in question are usually still men, despite Marjorie Taylor Greene) with an ego the size of…
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Liz Cheney: And Thus, the Revolution Devours Its Children
At some point, the GOP will use bullets rather than ballots. Published on Thursday, May 13, 2021 by Common Dreams ( link to article) On the occasion of her defenestration from the Republican leadership, the mainstream media have discovered a strange new respect for now-former House GOP Conference chair Liz Cheney. Politics makes strange bedfellows, and, indeed,…
Wait, Don’t Tell Me: The Capitol Riot Was Yet Another “Intelligence Failure”
This is Washington’s go-to excuse for basic failures of policy, but we should not tolerate it any longer. Published on Thursday, March 04, 2021 byCommon Dreams In the Senate’s first hearing on the breach of Capitol security by pro-Trump rioters on February 23, it was the consensus of all witnesses that failure to receive appropriate notice…
Let’s End the Damaging Cult of the Constitution
We need a fundamental debate about our flawed and archaic founding document. Published Feb. 24, 2021 in Moyers on Democracy ( link to article) Imagine if the people of Germany’s capital, Berlin, had no representation in the Bundestag. Picture the last presidential election in France resulting in Marine Le Pen defeating Emmanuel Macron while garnering…
A Layman’s Guide to Spotting Sedition, Treason, and Lunacy in General
The words people speak have consequences—but maybe not what you think. Published in Commondreams.org on Jan. 14, 2021 – Link to article Now that America and the world have seen what the phrase “concerned citizens” means in the context of political action, it may be necessary to learn how to decode other politically charged phrases…
Hey, America, You Want a True Conservative Party?
We’ve already got one: it’s called the Democrats. Published on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 byCommon Dreams I used to be cautious about making predictions. This is partly because history is a complex, open system and predictions almost always come to grief in some important detail. It is also hard to take seriously the Chris Matthews…
Trump Was No Fluke: George W. Bush Blazed the Trail
Published on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 by Common Dreams – Link to article His lies and incompetence created epic disasters that may yet sink America. In terms of creating disasters, Trump has nothing on George W. Bush. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/AFP/Getty Images) My friend and former colleague Bruce Bartlett has done a service by reminding us that after four…