Preserving American Values

Trump and his allies have been extremely effective at changing the meaning of words in the minds of their supporters.   Thus, for example, ...

Is there no end to the mendacity of Republican Party leaders; have they no shame?   We've heard them labeling real news, "fake...

Over the course of almost 250 years, American democracy has often been a raucous place, both at the level of the citizenry and elected offic...

I haven't written a post in a month.   The reason is that there is really nothing new to post about.     1.   Republicans are being true...

When Congressmen take the oath of office, they swear that they will "support and defend"  the Constitution.   A central part of th...

The election is over.   Putting aside the recount in Georgia and the undecided status of North Carolina, and for some media outlets, Arizona...

If Senator McConnell and his Republican colleagues truly believe that the Democratic case for impeachment is so weak, a sham, woul...

There has been so much information gathered regarding Trump’s abuse of power that sometime it’s hard to see the forest for the tre...

There are many reasons why our country is dysfunctional today on so many levels.   Most have to do with the nature of our culture,...

During the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings, Senator Joe McCarthy (R) was finally stopped by the question of Joseph Welch, attorney for...

Not surprisingly Republicans have put on their witness wish list Hunter Biden.   But his testimony is irrelevant to the issue at h...

I just had a startling thought.   I have always thought that the reason why most Republicans in Congress were dismissive of the De...

As  the evidence mounts regarding Trump's abuse of office, the big question isn’t whether Trump has committed impeachable offenses,...

Politicians of all stripes are talking about American values these days.   That they should be voted for rather than their opponen...