Former U.S. President Barack Obama has broken the unwritten Washington rule against criticizing his successor, to throw his support behind the protesters opposed to President Donald Trump's ban on immigration from seven Muslim majority countries. His spokesman Kevin Lewis says Obama is "heartened by the level of engagement taking place in communities around the … [Read more...] about Obama Throws Support to Protesters Against Trump Immigration Ban
First Journalist Kill
January 30, 2017 Note to readers: This is the latest entry in Super Baby DonDon’s diary. The series imagines that President Donald Trump has the emotional make-up of a five-year-old and confides his deepest thoughts—such as they are—to Andrew Feinberg, and to readers, every day. In his private moments, he always thinks of himself as Super Baby DonDon. It is with great … [Read more...] about First Journalist Kill
What a Beer Has to Say to Mr. Trump (Update)
Update: Long before Trump came up with the harebrained idea of possibly imposing a 20 percent tariff to pay for his Wall, he was already making the building of the Wall a cornerstone of his campaign. Just like, last week, the Mexican Modelo Group answered Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan, with a video (below), last May Aeromexico created a powerful video … [Read more...] about What a Beer Has to Say to Mr. Trump (Update)
Cartoon: Trumping Liberty
Trumping Liberty by Clay Jones During the presidential campaign Trump promised to ban Muslims refugees from entering the United States. He was flaky on it for the rest of the campaign but just a little over a week into his presidency, he lived up to it. Trump issued an executive order banning refugees from seven nations strife with terrorism. A funny thing about … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trumping Liberty
A disgraceful exercise in cruelty
WASHINGTON -- President Trump's refugee ban and travel restrictions are a disgraceful exercise in cruelty. They do nothing to make us safer -- and may, in fact, make us less safe -- but they punish Muslims, and that is his whole point. Fear and loathing of Islam was one of Trump's campaign themes. He appealed to those who wrongly see the fight against terrorism as a … [Read more...] about A disgraceful exercise in cruelty
Democrat Congressman: “Trump is not normal.”
During a 01/27/17 interview on an Arizona radio station, Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) said about President Trump, "This man is not normal. He is not acting normal and there is nothing at this point that he has done for me that has proven that I should work with him and I don’t think that’s going to change." Here is a news flash for Congressman Gallego: President Trump … [Read more...] about Democrat Congressman: “Trump is not normal.”
Shutting up is not an option
WASHINGTON -- Let me begin with a word of thanks to Stephen K. Bannon, the chief White House strategist. With a single interview, he dispelled any illusions that normal or productive relations with the media will even be possible under the Trump administration. True, the new president's modern predecessors in both parties all tangled with the media. And the claim that … [Read more...] about Shutting up is not an option
Cartoon: Muslim Ban and U.S.
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Cartoon: Donald Trump and Mexico’s Pena Nieto
Mike Slosberg is a cartoonist and novelist. He lives with his wife and hundreds of drawing pens on the Upper Westside of Manhattan, New York. You can see more of his cartoons and learn about his books by going to: mikeslosbergbooks.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Donald Trump and Mexico’s Pena Nieto
Keeping score: the courts on the Trump Executive Order
Federal judges in California, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia and Washington state have blocked the Trump Administration from enforcing an executive order that restricts immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. Update 23:30 Pacific Monday 30 January The Acting Attorney General says DOJ will not defend the order; Trump fires her. The state of Washington sues … [Read more...] about Keeping score: the courts on the Trump Executive Order
Donald Trump’s Demolition Derby
by Bill Moyers We’re a week into the Trump administration and it’s pretty obvious what he’s up to. First, Donald Trump is running a demolition derby: He wants to demolish everything he doesn’t like, and he doesn’t like a lot, especially when it comes to government. Like one of those demolition drivers on a speedway, he keeps ramming his vehicle against all the others, … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s Demolition Derby
Some Inconvenient Truths Revealed During a Chaotic Trump Weekend (Updated)
UPDATE: And what does the President of the United States say about the weekend chaos? The commander-in-chief tweeted some great alternative facts early this morning: "Only 109 people out of 325,000 were detained and held for questioning. Big problems at airports were caused by Delta computer outage... protesters and the tears of Senator Schumer. Secretary Kelly said … [Read more...] about Some Inconvenient Truths Revealed During a Chaotic Trump Weekend (Updated)
Doc, I Need Help
January 29, 2017 Note to readers: This is the latest entry in Super Baby DonDon’s diary. The series imagines that President Donald Trump has the emotional make-up of a five-year-old and confides his deepest thoughts—such as they are—to Andrew Feinberg, and to readers, every day. In his private moments, he always thinks of himself as Super Baby DonDon. So I went to see … [Read more...] about Doc, I Need Help
Cohen: Trump Won’t Get Better
Veteran conservative foreign policy hand Eliot Cohen sounds a dark warning on The Atlantic. I am not surprised by President Donald Trump’s antics this week. Not by the big splashy pronouncements such as announcing a wall that he would force Mexico to pay for, even as the Mexican foreign minister held talks with American officials in Washington. Not by the quiet, but no less … [Read more...] about Cohen: Trump Won’t Get Better
Can caste be banned from Indian politics?
In the first days of this year, in a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India banned political candidates from seeking election on the basis of caste, religion and language. On the surface, this ruling seems to be appealing to secular voters, upholding the secular values of the constitution and implementing the principles of democracy. But… … [Read more...] about Can caste be banned from Indian politics?
The best description of Trump ever written & its author is just your common man
This Conservative columnist slammed Donald Trump as a coward and accused him of singlehandedly transforming the Republican Party. But it is the words of the commenter that got to the essence of who Donald Trump is. New York Times Conservative columnist David Brooks wrote a piece that blasted Trump for the tenor of fear he is… … [Read more...] about The best description of Trump ever written & its author is just your common man
Can Trump separate fact from fiction?
WASHINGTON -- The most worrisome moment for me in a very ominous week was not President Trump's bizarre rant about crowd size, his bogus claims about election fraud or his moves toward bringing back torture, blocking refugees and provoking a trade war with Mexico. The most troubling moment was when he spoke about the weather. "It was almost raining," the new … [Read more...] about Can Trump separate fact from fiction?
Donald Trump’s Political Bubble
Seeing through a political bubble is akin to seeing through glasses. Glasses distort light in order to make things clearer. A political bubble also distorts, but it makes things less clear. People inside political bubbles think they see the outside just as it is, but they don’t. Instead, they see distortions. For example . . . Bryan Dean Wright has a message for … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s Political Bubble
Keeping Score: Congress on the Trump Executive Order
Updated 01:20 Pacific Monday 30 January What has your Senator said about President Trump's Executive Order that bans immigration from seven Muslim countries? If he or she is a Republican, it's crickets on Twitter. Lots of chatter about abortions, though. Early Sunday morning (4 am Pacific), there were only two exceptions in the Senate and two in the House. In the … [Read more...] about Keeping Score: Congress on the Trump Executive Order
Thousands protest Trump immigration ban
Update 29 January 14:00 Thousands protested Saturday and Sunday in more than two dozen cities, many at airports, in response to President Trump's executive order banning people from seven countries. Notable in San Francisco: Google co-founder Sergey Brin. https://twitter.com/bpolitics/status/825304944400093188 Meanwhile, federal judges in New York, Virginia and … [Read more...] about Thousands protest Trump immigration ban