Preserving American Values

Our nation stands under attack … not from without but from within. American values, our politics, and our culture have been corrupted.

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Websites: www.westillholdthesetruths.weebly.com; www.preservingamericanvalues.com; www.thepracticalbuddhist.com. A graduate of Brown U. and U. of Chicago Law School, I’ve had a varied career as a legal aid lawyer, survey researcher, nonprofit executive, management consultant, composer, teacher, and author. I have authored 7 books on topics as varied as Buddhism, child rearing, and politics, the latter of which received a pre-publication endorsement from James Fallows, National Correspondent, The Atlantic. My Buddhist blog was selected as one of the top 50 Buddhist blogs on the web.

Category: Politics

  • Why is Trump’s Base Still Loyal To Him?

    How many times have I been asked that question? Trump has failed to deliver on almost all the promises he made to his White working class and rural base during the 2016 and 2024 election campaigns. Prices are not lower, they are higher.  He has not brought jobs back to the U.S.  His tariffs have…

  • How to Define the Democratic Party – Left or Centrist?

    Labels can be misleading and misused.  The label “Centrist” is empowering because it signifies you are mainstream, not extreme, a place where all people can come together.  To be labeled “Left” is to place you out of the mainstream, extreme; left connotes a kind of kookiness as well as—horror of horrors—Socialism. But are the labels…

  • The DSA Is Not What It Seems — Sanders, Mamdani, and other Democratic DSA Candidates Should Resign from the DSA 

    I liked what I knew about the DSA.  I liked what Democratic DSA candidates were saying (with some exceptions). Because I believe strongly that our government must be more about the people in order to be true to our founding principles and industry should have less power. And so I was in agreement with Democrats…

  • The Unscrupulousness of AIPAC

    After AIPAC’ failed to defeat El-Sayed in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary—after spending $32 million—it said that it remains committed to defeat El-Sayed and his “radical, anti-Israel” agenda in the general election. Which means it is poised to sink tens of millions of dollars in supporting Republican Mike Rogers. It also said that Haley Stevens,…

  • Democratic Party Suicide

    A recent New York Times article, “Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left,” describes a disturbing perspective among mainstream, moderate,  centrist Democrats. It is disturbing for many reasons. First, there is the practical impact. If indeed mainstream Democrats attack socialist Democrats in a sustained, organized manner, there is only one possible result: the…

  • URGENT: What Democrats Must Do to Win the Midterm Elections

    This election so far is all about Trump: the news revolves around him; voters are either in thrall to him, disappointed, or disgusted by him; MAGA Republicans appeal to the Republican base through their unflinching loyalty to Trump.  That the election is all about Trump sounds like good news for Democrats. Trump’s approval rating is…

  • Can the Democratic Party Still Lead?

    During the 20th century and for the first part of the 21st, the Democratic Party certainly led the nation in advancing the cause of equality and the ability of people to pursue their right to life, liberty, and happiness. At the same time, they led the nation by increasing its military might and advancing its…

  • Just What Is a Socialist?

    Gertrude Stein famously wrote, “A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.,” meaning everyone knows what a rose is.  The same cannot be said of a Socialist.  There are many Democratic politicians who proudly call themselves Socialists or Democratic Socialists, and there are many adversaries who brand those individuals as Socialists. Both…

  • Centrist Democrats’ New “Promise to America.” Ho-Hum.

    Centrist Democratic politicians, upset by the wins of Democratic Socialists in the recent primaries, have issued a statement of their convictions.  Called “The Promise to America,” it sounds good, responding to many of the problems we face. But they are empty promises, even if well-meant. How can I say that? First, Democrats have been saying…

  • The Trillionaire and the Homeless Person

    There have always been and there will always be rich people and poor people. That is inherent in the nature of man in non-collective societies.  But while our Founding Fathers—in particular John Adams—recognized that nature is filled with examples of inequalities in man’s material possessions as well as in his mental and physical attributes—and that’s…