We’re teetering on the edge. If the coup attempt goes unpunished, we’re essentially saying that using “force or fraud” to stay in power is a completely legitimate undertaking.
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A Low Opinion of Congressional Republicans
Adam Schiff was interviewed on Terry Gross’s long-running radio program “Fresh Air” yesterday, weighing in on the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago. In the course of the discussion, he made the point that Trump’s Republican supporters in Congress are generally intelligent …
A Powerful Voice for the Freedom of Ideas
Stephen King: If Penguin Random House gets its way, it will soon own Simon & Schuster—leaving only four major publishers in an industry that once had dozens. In a country built on free press, where Common Sense helped launch the Revolutionary War …
The Coup Attempt and Watergate Have Very Little in Common
I normally don’t write posts that feature gross generalities like that contained in the meme here, but this was too good to pass up. I’m afraid it’s true, and that, deep inside all of us, we know that as well. …
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Justice Matters
I highly recommend former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner’s “Justice Matters” daily video series. Today’s installment appears below.
The Most Impressive Criminal Enterprise in U.S. History
For my money, the real point to be made here isn’t that Democrats are angels, or even that the Republicans are inveterate criminals. Rather, it’s that, by the time all the justice actions against the Trump administration are taken, the …
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The Modern Era in America
We live in a day in which so many elements of our society have changed, perhaps irrevocably, and most definitely for the worse.
Republicans Unhappy with One Another
Yes, there is a genocide under way in Ukraine. And there is a coup being attempted over here. So, yeah, what’s taking place at a theme park sounds pretty uninteresting to people of any intelligence and compassion. They say the …
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Prosecuting Those Who Attempted the Coup — Patience Required
Everyone who cares about justice, rule of law, and the preservation of American democracy is frustrated by the apparent inaction of the DOJ to prosecute the perpetrators of the coup attempt. I urge patience. There is no way for anyone …
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Loyalty to the Nation
Most Americans over the ago of 60 remember this well. Of course, the last 50 years have seen the volume turned up on everything in our lives, but consider how mild Nixon’s transgressions were in comparison to today’s coup attempt.
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