The Republican Administration is working rapidly and mindlessly to destroy our economy, our international standing, public health, and the rule of law. The illegal and idiotic tariffs, the harassment of tourists, the threatening letters to heads of state, the kidnapping of those who harvest our food and build our homes, the firing of those who keep us safe from disease and weather disasters, the elimination of regulations and enforcement that keep our air and water clean, all of these recent government behaviors are insane and will take a long time to recover from (if we even can).
Our great experiment with democracy has failed. A lazy, ignorant, and selfish people have put brutish, incompetent, corrupt leaders into every branch of our government. Our subservient Legislative Branch is actively encouraging an out-of-control Executive Branch, and our stacked Judicial system is deliberately enabling the constant abuse of Executive power. There is literally no one to arrest the bullies and law-breakers in the Executive Branch because it is the Executive Branch that is supposed to enforce the laws!
The United States of America has voluntarily, by a vote of its citizens, added itself to a long list of failures that should have served as warnings. Here is a list of the previous failures:
- 6 bankrupt T Hotels
- T University
- T Mortgage company
- T Network (Multi-level Marketing)
- T Steaks
- T Vodka
- T Shuttle (airline)
- GoT.com (online travel)
- T Ice (bottled water)
- T Home (luxury furniture)
- T Fragrances
- T: The Game (Monopoly style board game)
- T Communications (long-distance calling)
- T Magazine
- T Institute (real estate school)
- etc.
Despite this consistant long-term record of repeated failure, we elected the guy twice! The American people decided to adopt illiteracy, ignorance, incompetence, and bullying as our new standard of leadership!
You had a good run, USA. Too bad you decided to close your eyes and commit suicide.
Sources:
Thomas Coens, “Why Franklin,Washington, and Lincoln considered American democracy an ‘experiment’ – and were unsure if it would survive,” The Conversation, December 5, 2023.
Owen Chase, “Every Trump Business That Went Bankrupt,” AOL, May 14, 2025
I keep waiting for our Church owned Deseret News to give us some protection through reportage and editorial. It’s not happening. I remain confused, depressed and baffled. See my website for an explanation for Maxwell’s 2 day interview with DOJ. lewjeppson.com