An essential component of populist rhetoric is telling the people what they want to hear. Many politicians throughout history have attracted mass followings by simply reinforcing people’s selfish beliefs and prejudices – including their misconceptions. Donald J. Trump, along with his supportive right-wing media, is a master at this type of manipulation. Creating an enemy … Read more
The area now called Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, and Jordan has a long history of being ruled by many different kingdoms – including ancient Israel and Judah. The area was ruled by the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire from 1516 until the end of World War 1. (The Turks had sided with the Germans). The entire … Read more
Every Latter-day Saint needs to educate themselves about the history of the Jewish people and the land of Israel. Many of us have a general idea that the Nazis killed a lot of Jews during World War 2 (the number is 6 million!), and we may even know that the Jews refer to this disaster … Read more
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter-days have both a special relationship to, and a special responsibility toward, the Jewish people. I have always had a warm place in my heart for them, but since the horrific terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 I have been particularly concerned for their … Read more
And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, … Read more
Thirty percent of American adults suffer abusive conduct at work. This affects 76.3 million workers. According to ongoing surveys taken by the Workplace Bullying Institute, bullying in the American workplace is up 11% since 2017. The 2017 survey was taken during Donald Trump’s first year in the presidency. At that time leadership experts coined the … Read more
Welcome to the end of democracy. We’re here to overthrow it completely. We didn’t get all the way there on January 6th, but we will endeavor to get rid of it. Jack Posobiec, CPAC 2024. The forces which now control the Republican party are using Trumpism to permanently destroy our form of government. Ever since … Read more
It appears that most of the American members of my Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have voted for Donald Trump to be President of the United States in 2016 and in 2020, and are prepared to do so again in 2024. I am curious to ask them, “When, exactly, did you … Read more