Trump’s $2 billion disclosure reveals the presidency as a payment platform while diplomacy, shipping lanes, and party politics all become fights over who controls the gate.
It would be very satisfying to see this week’s SCOTUS decision on campaign finance buried under landslide wins for new progressive candidates in November. Big donors don’t have to control election outcomes—if people turn off television and social media all that spending means nothing. But, it also requires people to research, talk to candidates, and think.
If SCOTUS can overturn every law designed to establush justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to us the people-- our imperfect union will continue to grow ever more dysfunctional regardless of whom we the people elect.
The language of the Constitution’s Preamble is a clear mission statement for the Republic that our nation’s founders sought to establish for future generations to perfect. Every SCOTUS decision should begin with a restatement of the Preamble, followed with evidence and logic that shows how their decision furthers the extraordinary, enlightened “originalist” aspirations. As you point out, this Court majority has consistently done the opposite - supporting a modern authoritarian political agenda rather than seeking to be faithful to the visionary goals of our nation’s founders.
This Colorado voter woke up to very good news 😀 Be assured that Hickenlooper was informed of the reasons I voted for his young opponent. Gonzales got 3x the votes that had been predicted for her. I've supported Hick for decades, I even got to tip a beer with him once at our local pub. I hope the close race energizes him. These days we need a firebrand, not an old tired cowpoke.
We always seem to have one Dem who's like a GOP 'plant'. First it was Manchin and now Fedderman ... what's up with that?
Traditional Dems don't have the kahunas (both literal and slang definitions) to fix this broken system if voted back into power. And too many Dems take PAC and corporate money. It's going to take Democratic Socialists to actually introduce and implement change. Without that, it's just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. I love Bernie Sanders and Mamdani but some of the other far left thinking scares me a little. Nonetheless, status quo scares me ALOT.
I read people saying 'America has been thru these upheavals before'. No!!! The world has not been thru social media, climate change, AI, environmental disasters of the size we have now, etc. Don't be complacent. Don't take for granted that good will overcome evil. The happy ending is not in sight. This is new and these are existential battles.
It would be very satisfying to see this week’s SCOTUS decision on campaign finance buried under landslide wins for new progressive candidates in November. Big donors don’t have to control election outcomes—if people turn off television and social media all that spending means nothing. But, it also requires people to research, talk to candidates, and think.
If SCOTUS can overturn every law designed to establush justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to us the people-- our imperfect union will continue to grow ever more dysfunctional regardless of whom we the people elect.
The language of the Constitution’s Preamble is a clear mission statement for the Republic that our nation’s founders sought to establish for future generations to perfect. Every SCOTUS decision should begin with a restatement of the Preamble, followed with evidence and logic that shows how their decision furthers the extraordinary, enlightened “originalist” aspirations. As you point out, this Court majority has consistently done the opposite - supporting a modern authoritarian political agenda rather than seeking to be faithful to the visionary goals of our nation’s founders.
This Colorado voter woke up to very good news 😀 Be assured that Hickenlooper was informed of the reasons I voted for his young opponent. Gonzales got 3x the votes that had been predicted for her. I've supported Hick for decades, I even got to tip a beer with him once at our local pub. I hope the close race energizes him. These days we need a firebrand, not an old tired cowpoke.
I have lost the ability to be surprised by massive corruption of the Trump regime, the Trump crime family, and the sycophants who surround Trump.
Monstrously good article today….lots of meat and food for thought. Well done, Mary!
Agree, agree, agree!!! Just a couple thots.
We always seem to have one Dem who's like a GOP 'plant'. First it was Manchin and now Fedderman ... what's up with that?
Traditional Dems don't have the kahunas (both literal and slang definitions) to fix this broken system if voted back into power. And too many Dems take PAC and corporate money. It's going to take Democratic Socialists to actually introduce and implement change. Without that, it's just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. I love Bernie Sanders and Mamdani but some of the other far left thinking scares me a little. Nonetheless, status quo scares me ALOT.
I read people saying 'America has been thru these upheavals before'. No!!! The world has not been thru social media, climate change, AI, environmental disasters of the size we have now, etc. Don't be complacent. Don't take for granted that good will overcome evil. The happy ending is not in sight. This is new and these are existential battles.