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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In the recent Supreme Court hearing of arguments for and against Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution, three of the conservative judges – Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavenaugh – put forth questions/arguments which were almost ludicrous in their lack of relevance to the issue at hand. These three conservative judges basically said that a president…
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I have for decades been critical of Israel’s actions towards Palestinians, both as citizens of Israel and the Palestinian authority. The founders of Israel were so caught up in the millennia of persecution, mostly recently the Holocaust, that Jews had faced at the hands of other governments and religions that they understandably wanted to create…
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Today, we, meaning the United States, commonly use the following categories to classify a person’s race, both in the census as well as countless documents: white, black or African American, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, or Pacific Islander. There is a separate question that identifies someone as Latino or non-Latino, since one can be Latino…
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Trump and his allies have been extremely effective at changing the meaning of words in the minds of their supporters. Thus, for example, “fake” news came to define any news from sources other than Fox News, Trump, and his allies. While just the opposite was in fact true. The fake news is what came out of their…
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Is there no end to the mendacity of Republican Party leaders; have they no shame? We’ve heard them labeling real news, “fake” news, whereas it is their news which is fake. We’ve heard their claims that the 2020 election was stolen by fraud, whereas they are the ones who have perpetuated fraud in an attempt to steal…
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My fellow Democratic colleague: In 2004, I warned in my book, We Still Hold These Truths, that our democracy was being attacked from within. I stated that the new radical Republicans were seeking to destroy our historic values. That the argument with them was not just about big v small government. “At risk is the…
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Over the course of almost 250 years, American democracy has often been a raucous place, both at the level of the citizenry and elected officials. But throughout those years, despite the divisions caused in our country by racism, income inequality, and ethnic bigotry, when it came time for receiving the results of elections, they have…
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This post is not about the last 20 years in Afghanistan and all the wrong policies that have been implemented. Nor is it about the fact that the Taliban wanted to surrender after several months of American bombing in 2001, but the Bush administration said that the U.S. does not negotiate surrender. That is, the…
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The filibuster’s purpose used to be to achieve an important government objective – foster bipartisan compromise and thus have measures pass with support from both parties. Filibusters today have a totally different purpose – to prevent the majority from moving forward with its agenda with absolutely no intention of compromise and support. Understandably, therefore, talk is…
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Over the next few months, Facebook’s Oversight Board of thinkers from around the world will decide whether Facebook’s ban on Trump should stand or whether he should be let back on. Academic free speech advocates are already suggesting that the Board may well be more responsive to free speech concerns and reinstate Trump. And they are clearly…
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