Examining the Assault on the American Ideal

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Before and After

We all must reflect on the difference six weeks has made in the state of affairs in the Middle East and the world economy. Since the war of choice was started by the US and Israel on Iran six weeks ago, we have seen a shift in the balance of power in the world and…

First they came for…

In 1946, after Herman Niemöller was released from prison by the Nazis, he uttered the famous words that are in my title today. These words now grace the front of the US National Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. To remind you: First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I…

Bad Gaslighting

I’ve often referenced George Orwell’s 1984 when referencing the practices of leaders in Washington, DC lately. But I have to reconsider my references after the past week’s rhetorical whiplash in our nation’s capital. I have to think that what is really happening is gaslighting – and an epically bad case of it at that. Because…