Category: Politics, Religion & Money
14th Amendment on Trial
The 14th Amendment can’t be rescinded by the Supreme Court, but can it be rendered essentially moot?
With Trump attending the oral arguments, it’s important to keep in mind how Melania’s parents were granted American citizenship.
Then there’s Trump’s use of a mail-in ballot while simultaneously denouncing voting by mail. He’s the ultimate “do as I say, not as I do” president.
A Year-Round April Fool
The self-proclaimed master deal maker, who has failed to negotiate a deal with Iran, unlike the Obama administration, will address the nation tonight. After what I hope will be a successful launch of the Artemis II Moon mission.
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/01/live-artemis-ii-launch-day-updates/
An additional thought. America is great because it’s a Secular Democracy. Trump and fanatical right-wing Christians want America to be like Iran. Trump, because Iran is run by an authoritarian regime, and Christians because Iranian society is ruled by religious laws.
An Imminent Political Opportunity
This just came out and I haven’t watched it yet, but I will.
I wonder if the team from The Washington Post that worked on this report is still there, post-layoff.
Doing the Not Do-able
Trump is going to send foot soldiers into Iran. Of course he is. It’s a deeply complex country of complexity.
At almost a third of the size of the continental United States, Iran has around 93 million people. Taking, let alone holding, a deeply complex country of its size and complexity and weaponry with 50,000 troops, military experts say, is not doable.
The Age of War and Resentment
I resent having to live in the era of Donald Trump. Here’s a reasoned, measured discussion about Trump’s unreasonable, unmeasurable war of choice against a nation that has been mere weeks away from having a nuclear weapon for over 20 years.