Twice before in history, the Supreme Court has allowed itself to become an arm of one political party, with catastrophic results. Only the voters can save us from the same fate today.
Gonzalo Curiel
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Obama-Trump Voters Need to Apologize to Puerto Rico
Remember Colin Powell’s “Pottery Barn doctrine” with regard to the Iraq War–”You break it, you own it”? That same rule should apply to the consequences of bad voting decisions. Those who voted for Donald Trump last November–especially the folks who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, only to take leave of their senses […]
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The Courts Will Not Save Us from Trump’s Climate Callousness
Last year, I argued that an effort by young climate activists in Oregon to compel the federal government to reduce carbon emissions was well-intentioned but doomed. I didn’t anticipate that this effort would be doomed so quickly: A landmark climate change lawsuit, brought against the federal government by 21 children, has encountered yet another hurdle […]
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MSNBC Mainly Seems Nothing But Conservatives
It must be something in the water at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. That’s the only logical explanation for MSNBC executives reportedly planning to give obnoxious right-wing pundit and Donald Trump apologist Hugh Hewitt a greater media platform: MSNBC is in talks with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt about creating a show for him on weekend evenings, […]
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Eye on the Sparrow
Earlier this year, I noted that the rise of Donald Trump “must shatter the hearts of progressives of faith in particular. After all, the success of the Trump campaign is a sign that America is in a state of spiritual crisis. The legions backing Trump have obviously abandoned the values of tolerance, civility, kindness, decency, […]
