One Mega Revelation Not in Mary Trump’s Book
Reading Time: < 1 minute Forget analyzing Trump — how about the American voter?
Putting Him to the Test
Reading Time: < 1 minute “If we stop testing right now we’d have very few cases, if any.” —President Trump (6/15/2020)
Antifa, Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Reading Time: < 1 minute President Trump and his attorney general love to raise the specter of antifa as a bogeyman. But the FBI has yet to find its involvement in recent protests, and there’s no indication it’s an actual organization.
Talking Loud and Saying Nothing
Reading Time: < 1 minute Corporations may not be willing to change who they are or what they do, but they are willing to say whatever it takes to protect their bottom line.
A Black Eye for the Thin Blue Line
Reading Time: < 1 minute Despite occasional abuses and scandals, Americans traditionally respected and supported local police. But now, approval is waning, and it’s hard to imagine it ever coming back.
Looters Have a Lot to Learn
Reading Time: < 1 minute Give a man a brick and he can loot one store; give a man a bank and he can loot the world.
From Sheltering at Home… to Homeless Shelters
Reading Time: < 1 minute The government is not protecting jobless workers; many face eviction, and there’s no way to socially distance or self-quarantine when you are homeless.
Liberty, Equality, Efficiency
Reading Time: < 1 minute America’s ever-increasing concentration of wealth could eventually have one upside.
The American Way: Call Them ‘Hero,’ Pay Them Zero
Reading Time: < 1 minute Healthcare workers, delivery drivers, and retail employees are members of the pantheon of heroes Americans love to lionize in the era of COVID-19. But they’re poorly paid, poorly protected, and quickly forgotten.