If you haven’t done so, do check out this article in Newsweek by Tim Marcin, “Donald Trump Will Resign the Presidency in 2019 in Exchange for Immunity for Him and His Family, Former Bush Adviser Says.” In the piece, Marcin quotes Alan J. Steinberg, who was an advisor to George W. Bush, as saying that…

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A little video about what comes after Trump… USAToday just called 45 “unfit for office.” That’s good, and let’s hope it is a sign of things to come. But, still, we need to be wary. The problems that led to Trump are still there. If we don’t address them, we will just have another, and…

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France and Germany have agreed to jointly block Facebook’s new crypto- currency, Libra. According to Reuters, “In a joint statement, the two governments affirmed that “no private entity can claim monetary power, which is inherent to the sovereignty of nations.” Bravo to France and Germany!

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It is an interesting moment in western history. In this country, Trump is finally facing an impeachment inquiry. In Britain, Boris Johnson has suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the nation’s supreme court. In Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu fights for political survival. Nothing is firmly decided. The Right could still weather this particular storm.…

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Bill Weld is an odd duck to say the least. As governor of Massachusetts, he led the charge for privatization of state resources. (It didn’t always go well. I know. I was in the state at the time.) Then, as the vice presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party, he did his best to help shift…

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Pollster and political analyst Stanley B. Greenberg has a new book out, RIP GOP, How the New America Is Dooming the Republicans. In it, he argues convincingly that changes in America’s demography (immigration), way of life (urbanization), and changes in gender relations (feminism) are so changing America that the Republican party is pretty much doomed.…

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1. Both, having committed criminal acts, are avoiding trial and possible imprisonment by virtue of their currently held high office, but fully cognizant that if either loses his re-election, the feared eventuality might become realized.   2. Both are self-portrayed leaders with global reach by meeting with  heads of nuclear-armed states; Trump, with Kim Jong…

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