Category: The Trump Factor
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The campaign against Mamdani by some conservative Jewish leaders and others, calling him antisemitic, has just reached a new level with accusations of antisemitism from Israel. From almost the beginning of his campaign, Mamdani has faced charges of antisemitism because he was critical of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza and because he has…
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Trump sees himself as an international peace maker and covets the Nobel Peace Prize. After the current Gaza cease fire and hostage deal was announced, Trump said, “At long last, we have peace in the Middle East.” “The war is over.” At the time, I wrote a Letter to the Editor of The New York…
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This year, many agency heads in the Trump administration sent out official Christmas messages with explicitly religious as opposed to universal spiritual messages. So for example, War Secretary Hegseth said, “Today we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.” This is just one more example of the Trump administration’s distortion and perversion…
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Despite the brief #MeToo era, we still live in a world where if a man and a woman are engaged in a sordid—meaning, in conflict with society’s conventions—relationship, it is the woman who will be chastised and not the man. Men have always been able to do what they want and receive little criticism; women…
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There is deep disagreement among Americans today on what it means to be an American. The two sides are so polarized that each sees the other as a threat to our democracy’s continued existence. There is even occasional talk about the possibility of civil war. With the passions this disagreement has fostered, how do we…
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I understand your anger. And that anger is justified. I too am angry at the Democratic Party for turning away from its traditional role as the supporter of the American worker. After having been neglected and disappointed by Democratic politicians for decades, you responded to Donald Trump’s full-voiced support for your grievances against the government…
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There is no argument between Democrats and Republicans—even of the MAGA variety—that we live in a country of great inequality regarding a number of essential aspects of life: money, education, health care, and housing. The difference between the two is that Republicans feel that if you don’t have money, or an education, or good health…
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The other afternoon, I listened to a local band in small-town Maine play “America the Beautiful.” And as I heard that music and thought of the song’s lyrics, tears came to me. Why? Because the President, Donald Trump, and his MAGA allies have corrupted everything that is good about our country and are rendering it…
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“Make America Great Again” is a great slogan. Who wouldn’t vote for someone with that goal? The problem is that Trump’s MAGA is a deceit. Each and every principle of MAGA—either in concept or in execution— does not make America great again. Instead, it makes America smaller. Let me explain. The overarching theme of MAGA…
