Preserving American Values

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

Category: Politics

  • It’s no secret that for many ambitious people in our culture, it’s all about obtaining as much money and power as possible.  And people do all sorts of unethical or questionable things in order to gain money and power.  This is nothing new. But in any dictatorship, you have an added factor thrown in.  You have a leader…

  • Donald Trump has set out on a course to radically reshape our government and our democracy.  In doing so, he is and will be violating many laws, both those passed by Congress and those in the Constitution.   With a compliant Congress, more than 100 suits have been filed in Federal court to stop what Trump is…

  • The Constitutional provision that grants the President the right to pardon individuals or commute their sentences includes no guidelines or limits upon its use.  Historically, however, the pardon has been used mostly to show mercy (e.g. someone has already served many years for committing a crime and is now very ill) or to serve justice (e.g.…

  • I wrote a post on October 7, 2024 noting an analogy between the state of Germany and Germans in the 1920s that facilitated Hitler’s rise to power as well as Hitler’s propaganda tactics and that of the United States and Trump. There is another unfortunate analogy that must be pointed out.  Hitler became all-powerful with the…

  • The New York Times and many other news outlets have just reported that Elon Musk spent over $250 million supporting Donald Trump’s campaign for president.  The combined campaigns raised nearly $4.7 billion dollars.  The amount of money is obscene. This is a natural and inevitable outgrowth of the 2010 Citizen’s United decision by the Supreme…

  • There is a lot of finger pointing going on in the Democratic Party.  But the lesson to be learned from this election is rather simple:  when you know something is a problem, you must deal with it in an effective manner. Problem #1:  Trump and most people connected the Vice President with the actions/record of the unpopular Biden…

  • Republicans love to talk about the Reagan legacy in glowing terms, and there is indeed a Reagan legacy. Some of that legacy has been good for the country, but some of it not. One of the worst aspects of his legacy is the “Me” generation, which has become the “Me” attitude of much of the…

  • Why should you vote for Kamila Harris?  Let me count the ways. If you’re a man, vote for Kamila Harris because she possesses true human strength.  She is not a weak person and stands up for what she believes in … and she does believe in things.   Trump on the other hand is a weak person.  He sounds…

  • There are two things going on in the Republican Party that workers need to be wary about.  The first is that Republicans in the Trump era call themselves the party of the people, the party of the workers.  They, or at least Trump, make impassioned speeches about how workers have been wronged and vow to…

  • Recently, I have seen lawn signs go up saying, “Trump – low prices, Harris – high prices.”  Is that a reasonable prediction for the next 4 years? Many people think that Trump will handle the economy better and have lower prices because prices were lower during his term as President than they are now.  Whereas…