Despite the failure of the January 6th insurrection – what result other than failure did you expect from a Trump endeavor? – American democracy is still under attack. If at first you think I’m engaged in hyperbole; read on. You will change your mind. Continue reading We Are Still Under Attack
Tag Archives: Madeleine Albright
Sharing Before The Storms
As I write this on a sunny Monday morning the “political weather forecast” includes two major storms for later this week: Michael Cohen’s Congressional testimony and Kim Jung-un’s opening of a cleaners in Hanoi with Donald Trump as his exclusive customer. What I want to do today is share a couple of recent stories that piqued my interest. Let’s explore. Continue reading Sharing Before The Storms
SPECIAL NOTICE – RECOMMENDED READING ADDITION
I just added Presidents of War by Michael Beschloss to the Recommended Reading Section. It is considered to be one of the three must read political books published in 2018. (The other two are Leadership by Doris Kearnes Goodwin and Fascism by Madeleine Albright which are already on the list.)
In it Beschloss explores the actions of wartime presidents from James Madison to LBJ. The stories aren’t always pretty.
Fascism: A Warning
One of the nice things about being your own boss is that to a great degree you get to set the policies. Another is that you get to make an occasional exception to them. Today is the first exception to my policy on adding books to the Recommended Reading List. What I generally do is post a brief special notice that includes a comment or two about the book just added. Today I am dedicating an entire article to Madeleine Albright’s Fascism: A Warning. That is how huge an impression it made on me and how much I suggest you consider reading it. Continue reading Fascism: A Warning