I must admit that the Hamas/Hezbollah/Houthi/Syria/Iraq/Iran axis is very good at propaganda. They seem to have fooled a large number of, otherwise progressive, college students and Democrats that the state of Israel is the bad guy and Hamas is the good guy in the current war in Gaza. Oh, they will say that they are … 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
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
The norm of accepting defeat and peacefully relinquishing power is the foundation of modern democracy. Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt Something is very wrong with America. Donald Dodo’s* BIG LIE about the 2020 election continues to have a dangerous, corrupting, and corrosive influence on our people and on our democratic institutions. It is absolutely astonishing … Read more
Something seems to have broken with capitalism. Albert Edwards Albert Edwards is an economist for the Societe Generale investment bank. He is concerned that capitalism is no longer working as it should. During a time of a slowing economy – with higher commodity prices and a labor shortage (as during the 4th quarter of 2022) … Read more
If Republican voters would pay attention to what their party really does when they have power, they would never vote the way they do. The Republican Legislative agenda has actively worked against the interests of American working families since the 1930s. The modern American right was born to defend the anti-majoritarian preferences of reactionary business … Read more