Our Republic is Crumbling

The American republic could die, just like Rome. Wavering for some time on the verge of becoming a complete oligarchy, America is on the verge of flipping from a democratic republic to a strongman or autocratic form of government, something that’s happened to dozens of democracies in the past few decades, but never before here. … Read more

Comey: How Trump Co-opts Leaders

James Comey

Former FBI Director James Comey recently published an important opinion piece in the New York Times. In the article, he examines the question of how otherwise intelligent, accomplished people, like Bill Barr and Rod Rosenstein, can find themselves justifying and excusing the amoral and illegal actions of this president. Amoral leaders have a way of … Read more

Colbert: Reasons Trump is a Bad President

On Sunday March 24, 2019, Attorney General William Barr sent a letter to Congress summarizing the recently delivered Mueller report. On Monday, March 25, late-night TV talk show host Stephen Colbert conceded the point in Barr’s letter that Donald Trump did not “collude” with Russia’s efforts to help him during the 2016 presidential campaign. Colbert … Read more

Republicans sink deeper into corruption

It is becoming increasingly clear that Republicans will stop at nothing, stoop to any low, violate any standard, breach any convention, and even violate the law, in order to gain and maintain political power. Exhibit 1, GeorgiaIn Georgia, the Secretary of State is in charge of elections. While serving in this office, Brian Kemp purged … Read more