Politics
George H.W. Bush Led a Different America
Carl J. PetersenBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 1 “You will be our President when you read this note. I wish you well. I wish your family well.” – George Bush...
Can The Legacy Of 2016 Be Transformed?
Reimagining America. Starting with me. Sarah QuinlanBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 2 Although our capacity to find common ground seems to be disintegrating before our very eyes, one thing left,...
War For Profit? Landmark Report Reveals Revolving Door of Defense Industry
Citizen Truth StaffBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 2 “This breeds a culture where government officials are subservient to contractors and people who question costs or performance are told to...
The price to pay for following Trump
Dominic SimonelliBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 2 Trump’s ‘America first’ doctrine is leaving one of the United States’ closest ally in the Asia-Pacific with tough decisions to make — A perspective...
Is Republican Nihilism a Threat to America?
Market Mad HouseBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 1 Republican nihilism could be the greatest threat to America’s democracy and rule of law. Disturbingly, nihilism is replacing conservatism as the...
On housing, America’s “progressive” cities tend to be anything but
Peter WarskiBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 1 I have an acquaintance who works for Amazon in Seattle and owns a condo on Queen Anne that offers a sweeping view...
Why are Americans holding out for a hero?
Tiffany AntoneBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 1 It’s time to stop outsourcing our civic responsibility to some faceless political hero who may never arrive I had an interesting discussion...
RIP, President George H.W. Bush
President George Herbert Walker Bush’s death is a gut punch. I was not part of his inner political circle or a close, personal friend. But...
It’s Just Fine To Be Of Two Minds About George H.W. Bush
Micheline MaynardBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 1 Many people woke up to the news Saturday morning that former president George H.W. Bush died the night before. Immediately, tributes began...
The 2016 Ted Cruz Presidential Campaign & Russia: Some Questions
Join Me in Considering Them Kathleen FrydlBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 1 Special Counsel Robert Mueller, responding to this week’s bitter (but not unforeseen) Manafort setback, has shown some...
How Immigrants Made America Exceptional
In 1929, just before the stock market crash, Louis Bamberger and his sister, Caroline Bamberger Fuld, sold their department store in Newark to R.H. Macy...
Rosneft, Revisited: Did Trump Do a Deal in Russia?
Greg OlearBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingDec 1 In the wake of Michael Cohen’s surprise plea deal, even Donald Trump himself was forced to concede that yes, despite all the...
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