More Sneak Attacks on Social Security
In his campaign for president, Trump promised to protect Social Security and Medicare. On paper, Social Security, which has its own revenue sources via payroll taxes and trust funds, is [...]
American Fascism – The American Prospect
A couple of weeks ago, there was a brief dustup when Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok started spewing out antisemitic riffs and praising Hitler. Musk apologized. In the ongoing discussions [...]
What If Trump’s Iran Gamble Pays Off?
Once again, Benjamin Netanyahu has manipulated a U.S. president into not just accepting his military decisions, but following his lead. When it came to Israel’s brutal annihilation of Gaza, Joe [...]
Pressuring Republican Reps to Pressure Trump
I’ve been taking stock of the possible firebreaks against Trump’s illegal marauding. One is the Supreme Court, the ultimate guardian of the rule of law. The high court has belatedly [...]
Tariffs, Pundits, and Democrats – The American Prospect
Trump’s insane trade war has pushed a solid economy toward inflation and recession, roiled financial markets, and united other nations against the United States. Worse is yet to come in [...]
Fascism’s Feeble Firebreaks – The American Prospect
The Wall Street Journal editorial page, home of fact-bending and scorn directed at liberals, has been doing some soul-searching lately. The Tuesday page had four pieces that could have run [...]
The Coherence in Trump’s Incoherence
In past few days, Trump has reversed himself on tariffs twice, warned Putin to lighten up on Ukraine, and reined in Elon Musk. This is in addition to countless lesser [...]