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The COVID-19 virus has already infected over 7 million residents in the US and has killed over 204,000, a death rate of 2.9%. The Trump administration response to the pandemic has been characterized by the same pettiness, infighting, bigotry, lying, false hopes, grifting, science denial, and punitive treatment that has characterized the administration in its…

Eugenics, literally “good genes,” is a science that is aimed at improving society by selective parenting of those with “desirable” genetic characteristics. In practice, this science has not so much promoted those characteristics as prevented those with “undesirable” characteristics from reproducing. In particular, forced sterilization has been a primary manner by which eugenics has been…

Federalism is a form of government in which a national government shares power with individual regional governments. The United States is the prime example of such a federation, as established by the Constitution. The form of government has lasted us for 233 years, and despite many problems, it has yielded a country has more or…

“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” – George Orwell, 1984 “Just remember what you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what is happening.” — Donald Trump “He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.” — George Orwell…

In August, 1939, with World War II looming, Russian Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov and German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop reached a nonaggression pact to partition Poland into two parts. One week later, Germany invaded Poland with their blitzkrieg and conquered the country in 19 days. Over the next 20 months, this pact resulted in…

The continuance of our form of government is dependent on the ability of the 3 co-equal branches of government to provide oversight for each other. This ability is enhanced by the presence of oversight bodies within each branch. But in the past 3 years, this system has been attacked by the Executive Branch, We are…

Any reader of this blog realizes how little affection I have for Donald Trump. He’s a racist, a grifter, incompetent, insecure, narcissistic, and a pathological liar. I strongly suspect he is suffering significant cognitive decline. He governs almost entirely by creating division. He has even welcomed interference by Russia in our elections. But as corrupt…

This week, a Japanese ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. Although there is a claim from our DoD and State Department that the attack came from Iran, the source of the attack is not clear, and the Japanese owner of the ship disputed Trump administration claims that it was an Iranian landmine that…

Well, that’s quite a vote of confidence, now, isn’t it Donnie? Robert Mueller finally spoke on the occasion of resigning from the DOJ. It is now up to Congress what to do next. They can either pursue impeachment proceedings or they can allow an increasingly emboldened and lawless President to continue down his path toward…

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” – Presidential Oath of Office “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed…