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

  • Trump’s Impact on the Increase in Anti-Semitic Attacks in Recent Years and How to Reverse the Trend

    Anti-semitism is not new to the United States.  It has always been here, sometimes more openly than others, but it’s always been part of the social puzzle.   Until the end of WWII, anti-semitism was very much in the open.  There was nothing politically incorrect about it.  Whether one looked at restrictive covenants in real estate development that prohibited…

  • Make Use of Conservative and Evangelical Voices Against Trump

    To the extent that they can, it is absolutely critical in light of the total subservience to Trump of Congressional Republicans that the Democrats make good use of the conservative and evangelical voices that have spoken in support of Trump’s impeachment.  This is their only opportunity to show that this not a partisan effort but rather…

  • The Clear Case for Trump’s Impeachment

    There has been so much information gathered regarding Trump’s abuse of power that sometime it’s hard to see the forest for the trees.  But it is critically important to keep things simple and clear.  Let’s review the facts. 1.  The Main Piece of Evidence: Trump is on record as having said to the Ukraine president, when asked…

  • Have You No Shame?

    Congressmen and Senators take an oath of office in which they commit to supporting and defending the Constitution. Their oath is not to defend the President, their political party, or anything else. They represent many constituencies but their oath is simply to support and defend the Constitution. After watching the actions of Congressional Republicans since…

  • OMG, Could Republicans Not Care About Abuse of Power?

    I just had a startling thought.  I have always thought that the reason why most Republicans in Congress were dismissive of the Democrat’s push for impeachment was that they just didn’t think there was iron-clad proof of Trump’s abuse of office and obstruction of justice.  No matter how clear it seemed, they just wished away the facts.…

  • 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…