Trump and Clinton: Poor Choices for America
Jeremy Scahill Editor’s Note: Jeremy Scahill, author of “Dirty Wars,” minces no words in his reaction to Trump/Clinton and their second “debate.” Scahill’s article appeared originally at The...
View ArticleThe Clintons: So Many Masks
W.J. Astore As Donald Trump continues to implode, it’s worthwhile considering how he even has a chance at the presidency. It’s quite simple, actually: Americans don’t trust the Clintons, and rightly...
View ArticleWhy This Year’s Presidential Election Is So Depressing
W.J. Astore This year’s presidential election is depressing. I suppose Trump and Hillary supporters are fired up. They want to see “their” candidate win. But for me, I wish a pox on both their...
View ArticleTrump Is the Grinch: What I Learned from Last Night’s Debate
W.J. Astore In the last formal debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, here are a few things I heard: 1. Hillary thinks Trump is unqualified to be president. Trump thinks Hillary should be...
View ArticleHillary versus Trump: How the Hell Did that Happen?
Peter Van Buren Editor’s Intro: At his “We Meant Well” blog, Peter Van Buren, whose first career was with the U.S. State Department, has an insightful (if somewhat depressing) post on how we ended up...
View ArticleWhat Would My Parents Think of this Election?
W.J. Astore In 1976, I remember my mom voted for Jimmy Carter for president. It surprised me because I was a fan of Gerald Ford, the Republican candidate. Both Carter and Ford were decent men, and...
View ArticleWhy Donald Trump Will Lose
W.J. Astore Donald Trump claims that if he loses the election it’s because the whole process is rigged. But a rigged game is not why Trump will lose. He’s going to lose because he’s offered no...
View ArticleTrump Wins! A Few Thoughts on Why
W.J. Astore In my last post, I predicted Trump would lose. I thought his declinist message and his blatant vulgarity would ultimately cost him too many votes. As Trump would say, “wrong.” What are we...
View ArticleWhy the Democrats Lost
W.J. Astore I’ve read a lot of articles on why the Democrats lost the presidency. All sorts of reasons have been cited. Some people have blamed Bernie Sanders or Jill Stein. Others have blamed Comey...
View ArticleGet Another Goat
Michael Murry Democrats need an honest post-mortem – not dishonest scapegoating – in the aftermath of their devastating 2016 defeat. Transferred nationalism, like the use of scapegoats, is a way of...
View ArticleTrump the Sorest of Losers
Trump, a self-avowed winner, is the sorest of losers W.J. Astore Are there too many articles about Donald Trump? You might say yes, until, that is, you realize the man has a fair shot at being...
View ArticleOn Nuclear Weapons, Trump is Nightmarishly Scary
An Ohio-class nuclear submarine W.J. Astore Much of the post-debate analysis I’ve read from last night’s presidential debate has focused on Donald Trump’s crudeness, his threat to prosecute and jail...
View ArticleReforming America’s Elections the NOTC Way
Jeffrey G. Moebus Joe Biden versus Donald Trump in 2024 is a grim “choice” indeed for most Americans. America’s duopoly gives us candidates who promise that “nothing will fundamentally change” in...
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