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…
Longtime GOP insider Mike Lofgren on his former party: “Going easy on these people will not work”
Lofgren spent 28 years on Capitol Hill. Now he says Republican zealots should be crushed, banished and ostracized By DAVID MASCIOTRA JANUARY 16, 2021 5:00PM (UTC) Republican officials at the highest level support insurrection, terrorism and treason. They have presided over a political culture that, for many years, has inculcated seditious desires within millions of expertly programmed…
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…
Damnatio Memoriae: The First Step to Recovery in a Post-Trump America
To get beyond the present crisis, we must undo his crimes and follies. Published on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 by Common Dreams Link to article “After Domitian’s death the senate appointed Nerva to rule and it condemned Domitian’s memory (damnatio memoriae)”—Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. III In a previous piece,…