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03 Apr

Posted at 06:00h in Uncategorized
If we had an honorable opposition, we wouldn't be facing this impasse—and yes, despite the imminent Democratic filibuster in the Senate against Trump's SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch, probably the confirmation will be rammed through, anyway. But.

20 Mar

Posted at 06:00h in Uncategorized
When The New York Times first adopted its motto, "All The News That's Fit to Print" in 1897, I'd wager that its owner, Adolph S. Ochs, could never have predicted a day when anyone would argue that "fake news" had a (proud!) right to see print. Recently, The Washington Post chose its own new motto, "Democracy Dies in Darkness."

06 Mar

Posted at 06:00h in Uncategorized
Tone. Optimism. Presidential. And of course, pivot. Those words were bandied about in breathless punditry after Trump's speech last Tuesday.