22 May, 2020
Weaponizing the Virus
“China is “the central threat of our times,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in January 2020. Since then, the...
13 May, 2020
For Trump, It’s Mission Accomplished
““We have met the moment and we have prevailed,” Donald Trump said at a news briefing May 11. “The moment”...
9 May, 2020
Trump botched all this
“OK, I have seen, in my life, Eisenhower and Kennedy and Johnson and Nixon botch Vietnam. I have seen Reagan...
25 Apr, 2020
Dear Sen. Romney: Call for Trump’s Removal, Now
“Dear Sen. Romney, As the lone Republican who made history voting to convict Donald Trump at his Senate impeachment trial…”...
22 Apr, 2020
Trump is not a wartime president — and COVID-19 is not a war
“Using a war narrative to talk about COVID-19 plays into the hands of white supremacist groups. U.S. officials and the...
17 Apr, 2020
A Brighter Shade of Orange
“Although it should have come as no surprise, Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision to add his name to stimulus checks going...
3 Apr, 2020
Putin forever!
“One trait dictators have in common: They believe in ruling for life. And since they’re dictators, they can count on...
2 Apr, 2020
The April Foolish Fake Leader
“It is said by those who study and teach leadership that one of the primary attributes of the best leaders...
31 Mar, 2020
GOP’s achievement is now on display
“Significant blame for the failed response and delayed action in responding to the global COVID-19 pandemic is being directed at...
27 Mar, 2020
Trump’s Cure and Our Disease
“The surgeon-general said so. The federal reserve chairman said so. Epidemiologists across the US said so. …” Mel Gurtov Published...
26 Mar, 2020
Are you prepared to needlessly die for your country?
“When I was a young boy, I used to play war, and watch movies that celebrated violence. Rambo showed the...
26 Mar, 2020
Trump, power, and Darwin
“Donald Trump vows to see “packed churches” on Easter Sunday. That would be April 12. If his mostly Christian base...
26 Mar, 2020
A Citizens’ Call to Invoke the Twenty-fifth Amendment
“Mike Pence for president. While in normal circumstances I would never endorse him, between now and January 20, 2021, I...
22 Mar, 2020
The truth on COVID-19 is ugly and the lies are deadly
“On March 19th, the gutless depravity of failed leadership found a new poster-boy. Republican Senator Richard Burr was found…” Wim...
19 Mar, 2020
Derelict Leadership on Health Security
“If one event shows both Trump’s flawed character and his ineptitude, it would have to be his handling of the...