More Americans say they now avoid the news altogether. Christo/Shutterstock.com María Celeste Wagner, University of Pennsylvania and Pablo J. Boczkowski, Northwestern University As the country looks ahead to President Donald Trump’s possible impeachment proceedings, as social scientists, we anticipate that not only will the Americans’ opinions be … [Read more...] about Democrat or Republican, Americans are angry, frustrated and overwhelmed
Traitors for Trump (Cartoon, Column and Video)
This is where you’re supposed to stand up for what’s right. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman is a decorated Iraq war veteran. He’s an expert on Ukraine serving on the National Security Council in the White House. Now, he’s being smeared as a “Never Trumper” and even a traitor. His crime? Speaking out in a sense of duty. Vindman was on the call between Trump and Ukraine’s … [Read more...] about Traitors for Trump (Cartoon, Column and Video)
The impeachment resolution: Politics, the Constitution and everything in between
The Capitol on the morning after Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced the House of Representatives will vote on a resolution to affirm the impeachment investigation. AP/J. Scott Applewhite Jennifer Selin, University of Missouri-Columbia For something with such important consequences, the Constitution is surprisingly vague when it comes to … [Read more...] about The impeachment resolution: Politics, the Constitution and everything in between
Suddenly Ken Starr doesn’t like impeachment so much
WASHINGTON -- Is there anything Republicans won't say to make impeachment go away? They attack the patriotism of decorated veterans. They decry rules that they devised. And they discard long-held principles as though the past never happened. Comes now Ken Starr, responsible more than any other person on Earth for the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, to tell us what … [Read more...] about Suddenly Ken Starr doesn’t like impeachment so much
Lt. Col Alexander S. Vindman’s Choice: Duty, Honor, Country or Blind Loyalty (UPDATED)
UPDATE: Born abroad, having immigrated to the United States at a youthful age and having served meritoriously for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force both in the enlisted ranks and as a commissioned officer, it felt like a slap in the face when Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman was smeared as a traitorous foreigner for testifying on what his conscience and experience told him … [Read more...] about Lt. Col Alexander S. Vindman’s Choice: Duty, Honor, Country or Blind Loyalty (UPDATED)
Unbiased Analysis: The House Impeachment vote
Pelosi Announces Next Steps in the Impeachment Inquiry. Great article from News Not Politics (a NEW unbiased news site) https://bit.ly/2qS5ios … [Read more...] about Unbiased Analysis: The House Impeachment vote
Trump and Baghdadi (Mike Peters Guest Cartoon)
OF RELATED INTEREST: --Officials cringe as Trump spills sensitive details of al-Baghdadi raid --Trump is preparing to squander his al-Baghdadi victory --Trump minimizes Kurds’ role in Baghdadi raid, adding insult to injury --The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists … [Read more...] about Trump and Baghdadi (Mike Peters Guest Cartoon)
Trump’s madness is not enough to doom him
WASHINGTON -- The impeachment war is not just about impeachment. It's also about the 2020 election. President Trump's strategy, if one can call it that, is thus not aimed primarily at avoiding impeachment in the House, which now seems inevitable, or even removal from office by the Senate, still a long shot. It is designed to let him survive this process with a chance of … [Read more...] about Trump’s madness is not enough to doom him
On the death of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
This is a good piece on the death of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. Bush did a fine job taking out Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi. Obama did a fine job taking out Osama Bin Laden. Trump did a fine job taking out Baghdadi. US soldiers - especially Special Forces - and US intelligence did a heroic job in each case. And yet, the enemy kept coming back, morphing into something new. The origins go … [Read more...] about On the death of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
A GOBLIN, A TURKEY AND AN ELF WALKED INTO A BAR……
By Kim Mooney A goblin, a turkey and an elf walked into a bar……. Ok, it’s not a bar. It’s Walmart in October. Rows and rows of holiday bling. I mean holidays plural. Slim aisles split by honeycomb displays of chachkis, almost separating one holiday from another. Almost. The entire ‘holiday department’ drawing you in with the soft haze of thousands of tiny white … [Read more...] about A GOBLIN, A TURKEY AND AN ELF WALKED INTO A BAR……
If you’re using ‘millennial’ as a meaningful measurement, you should probably stop
Does your mental image of a millennial align with reality? Jacob Lund/Shutterstock.com Joseph Cabosky, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill What value does the word “millennial” actually have? Americans have heard the term ad nauseum by now. In politics, public relations or marketing, it’s a buzzword. But millennial doesn’t hold nearly … [Read more...] about If you’re using ‘millennial’ as a meaningful measurement, you should probably stop
THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING (Cartoon)
Argentina elects new president on promises to fix economy and unify a struggling nation
Jennifer Pribble, University of Richmond Argentina has elected Alberto Fernández of the Peronist party as its next president with 47.4% of the vote. Fernández defeated incumbent Mauricio Macri and four other candidates on Sunday, Oct. 27, avoiding a runoff. Fernández and his running mate, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner – a senator, former Argentine president and former … [Read more...] about Argentina elects new president on promises to fix economy and unify a struggling nation
HUMAN SCUM (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Lindsey Graham has been representing South Carolina in Congress since 1995, and he doesn’t want to stop. If advocating a principle, even one he used to stand by, threatens his political existence, then principles be damned. In 2015, while running for president and describing what Trump was “selling,” Graham said, “Here’s what you’re buying: He’s a race-baiting, xenophobic … [Read more...] about HUMAN SCUM (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Weak political parties smooth the way for demagogues
by George Will Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON -- There are political moments, and this might be one, in which worse is better. Moments, that is, when a society's per capita quantity of conspicuous stupidity is so high and public manners are so low that a critical mass of people are jolted into saying "enough, already." Looking on the bright side, as he wisely is … [Read more...] about Weak political parties smooth the way for demagogues
THE LEVERAGED BUYOUT OF AMERICA
“Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age have left me naked to mine enemies.” – Cardinal Wolsey from Shakespeare’s, Henry VIII, Act III The most repugnant aspect of House and Senate Republicans continues to be their support of a ferociously criminal President of the United States, Donald Trump. They aren’t blind to his … [Read more...] about THE LEVERAGED BUYOUT OF AMERICA
The Case Against Impeachment
Let’s begin with a couple of logical assumptions. Like all assumptions these are not guaranteed to be true but are more likely than not. Assumption One: The current Republican attack on process will prove untenable and unuseful. The American people are not buying the process claims. It looks desparate and makes the factual disclosures seem more credible. Meanwhile the … [Read more...] about The Case Against Impeachment
A shame Trump canceled his subscription. Here’s a perfect impeachment defense.
"I'm not frustrated at all," Kellyanne Conway, the brains behind President Trump's communications strategy, insisted Friday morning as she answered questions in the White House driveway about Trump's muddled messaging on impeachment. "It's not frustration," the presidential counselor elaborated. "It's consternation." Why she thought that word sounded better -- … [Read more...] about A shame Trump canceled his subscription. Here’s a perfect impeachment defense.
Is the Atlantis legend based on a real place?
Is the Atlantis legend based on a real place? Before answering that question, we need to consider the origin of the Atlantis legend. Here is an excerpt from the entry "Atlantis" published in Ancient History Encyclopedia. "The story of Atlantis first appears in Plato’s Timaeus, one of his later works. The dialogue’s title derives from its protagonist, a fictional … [Read more...] about Is the Atlantis legend based on a real place?
GREAT MUSIC – CHAPTER 53
It’s a quiet Sunday morning here in New Jersey and as I was wandering around YouTube looking for a subject for Great Music Chapter 53 when YouTube popped up a recommendation for my consideration. I looked at it and realized it contained music from my childhood idol, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and my adult idol, Andrea Bocelli –WOW, this is no coincidence, it is a message. … [Read more...] about GREAT MUSIC – CHAPTER 53