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: The Trump Factor

  • The Delusional President

    President Trump is known for thinking that he has exaggerated talents and abilities. But in a recent tweet he has topped himself. In responding to criticism of his decision to withdraw troops from Northern Syria and allow Turkey to conduct a military operation there to get rid of the Kurds, he said the following: “As…

  • The Epstein Suicide – Smells Like Foul Play

    Here are the facts:  Jeffrey Epstein was found unconscious on the floor of his jail cell with bruises on his neck.  Jail officials tentatively considered it an attempted suicide and placed him on suicide watch.  Six days later he was taken off suicide watch; there has been no explanation why.   Prison officials told the Justice Department that security…

  • The Hidden Finding in the Mueller Testimony

    The New York Times and other major media depicted Mueller’s testimony as being a loss for the Democrats.  Nothing new was revealed, no existing facts were heightened or sensationalized.  It was nothing more than a regurgitation of the Report.  Certainly nothing happened that caused any Republicans in Congress to give second thoughts about whether to stand behind Trump. However,…

  • Trump As Antichrist

    An Antichrist is someone who is an antagonist of Christ, someone who is an adversary of Christ. What does that mean? It means someone who works against everything that Christ taught and valued. It means someone who routinely does the opposite of what Jesus would do. The core of any religion is its teaching on…

  • Asylum v Illegal Immigration – Trump Disregards the Truth

    I read a fact recently that I have not seen reported anywhere before that would have a huge impact on the discussion of Trump’s actions regarding those trying to enter the U.S. from our southern border In the past, virtually all those crossing the border illegally were single men from Mexico looking for jobs in…

  • Tariffs 101 – The Big Trump Lie

    Trump is fond of saying, in support of his trade war tariffs, that as a result China is paying billions of dollars directly into the U.S. Treasury.  That is blatantly and categorically false.  Either Trump knows the truth and is lying, or he is just dumb about how tariffs work, which is certainly possible. What really happens…

  • What Trump Did and Didn’t Do – The Mueller Report and Beyond

    There is no way to get around the fact that the Mueller Report makes very clear that there was no collusion or cooperation with Russia regarding its interference in the election for the purpose of insuring Trump’s election.  Therefore Trump and his campaign did not commit that crime, or at least the evidence was not sufficient…

  • The Mueller Report and the AG’s Decision

    The long-awaited report has arrived and, at least as it’s been summarized by the Attorney General, Democrats are very disappointed.   Regarding Russia’s interference in the election, Mueller found no collusion or coordination.  Given the information that has been made public over the course of the investigation, this is not a surprise, or should not be.  Knowledge of  Russia’s…

  • Donald Trump’s Thuggery

    In a recent interview with Breitbart, as reported in various mainstream media, although interestingly not The New York Times or the Washington Post, Donald Trump stated the following. “I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers for Trump. I have the tough people, but they don’t play it tough—until…

  • Has Trump Never Heard of the Veto Override?

    The President seems to think that he has the final say over whether the government will be open or shut down if he doesn’t get his wall.  Not surprisingly, he does not seem to understand the constitution’s careful structure of checks and balances among the three branches of government. If Congress passes a bi-partisan spending bill…