Can Obama Pardon Millions of Immigrants? http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/06/opinion/can-obama-pardon-millions-of-immigrants.html?_r=0 by Peter L. Markowitch, July 6, 2016 WHEN the history of President Obama’s legacy on immigration is written, he will not go down as the president who boldly acted to protect millions of families from the brutality of our nation’s unforgiving immigration laws. The Supreme Court made sure … Continue reading Can Obama Pardon Millions of Immigrants?
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WHAT WOODY GUTHRIE WROTE ABOUT DONALD TRUMP’S FATHER, FRED
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/25/woody-guthrie-sang-of-his-contempt-for-his-landlord-donald-trumps-father/?smid=fb-share Woody Guthrie Wrote of His Contempt for His Landlord, Donald Trump’s Father More than a half-century ago, the folk singer Woody Guthrie signed a lease in an apartment complex in Brooklyn. He soon had bitter words for his landlord: Donald J. Trump’s father, Fred C. Trump. Mr. Guthrie, in writings uncovered by … Continue reading WHAT WOODY GUTHRIE WROTE ABOUT DONALD TRUMP’S FATHER, FRED
LINK TO COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF VIDEO
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/09/08/full_video _hillary_clinton_donald_trump_participate_in_nbcs_commander-in-chief_forum.html The presidential nominees joined NBC's Matt Lauer to answer questions from veterans and discuss her plans for the U.S. Hillary Clinton went first and Donald Trump followed her. Each candidate had 30 minutes.
WHAT IS AMERICAN AUTHORITARIANISM?
Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images For years now, before anyone thought a person like Donald Trump could possibly lead a presidential primary, a small but respected niche of academic research has been laboring over a question, part political science and part psychology, that had captivated political scientists since the rise of the Nazis. How do people come … Continue reading WHAT IS AMERICAN AUTHORITARIANISM?
TRUMP EXPOSES HIMSELF
THE UNBEARABLE STENCH OF TRUMP’S BULLSHIT
SEE ALSO: https://heliosliterature.com/2015/03/02/the-essence-of-bullshit/ By Fareed Zakaria August 4, 2016 A few days ago, I was asked on CNN to make sense of one more case in which Donald Trump had said something demonstrably false and then explained it away with a caustic tweet and an indignant interview. I replied that there was a pattern here and … Continue reading THE UNBEARABLE STENCH OF TRUMP’S BULLSHIT
The Second Amendment Was Ratified to Preserve Slavery
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/13890-the-second-amendment-was-ratified-to-preserve-slavery Tuesday, 15 January 2013 00:00 By Thom Hartmann, Truthout | News Analysis (Photo: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery) The real reason the Second Amendment was ratified, and why it says "State" instead of "Country" (the framers knew the difference -- see the 10th Amendment), was to preserve the slave patrol militias in the southern states, which … Continue reading The Second Amendment Was Ratified to Preserve Slavery
Men In Pakistan Encouraged To “Lightly Beat” Their Wives
by Ally Hickson, May 30, 2016 A constitutional body in Pakistan put forth legislation that would allow men to "lightly beat" their wives if they refuse sex or decline to wear outfits preferred by their husbands, reports NBC News. The Council of Islamic Ideology, also known as CII, proposed the legislation last week and it's already sparked … Continue reading Men In Pakistan Encouraged To “Lightly Beat” Their Wives
DOES DONALD TRUMP HAVE DEMENTIA?
http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/04/28/trumps-behavior-explained-rumors-swirl-of-early-dementia-or-alzheimers/ by Tim Keller “How’s Joe Paterno? We gonna bring that back? Right? How about that—how about that whole deal?” In case you haven’t been keeping up with any of the major news networks lately, the zaniness of The Donald Trump Show is a gift that keeps on giving. The frontrunner in the GOP … Continue reading DOES DONALD TRUMP HAVE DEMENTIA?
BERNIE SANDERS EXAMINED
https://medium.com/@robinalperstein/on-becoming-anti-bernie-ee87943ae699#.6h3i5u53q by Robin Alperstein [THIS IS AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF LONGER 42 MINUTE READ AT THE ABOVE LINK] I started out liking Bernie Sanders, though I leaned slightly toward Hillary Clinton. Yet I’ve come to the point where I can barely stand his face, and I just want him to stop jabbing his finger as … Continue reading BERNIE SANDERS EXAMINED
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