Donald Trump has been encouraging police brutality, mob violence, and military force against immigrants and protesters for years.
Joe Arpaio
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Did Americans Elect a Felon Instead of a Prosecutor?
Blame it on justifiably diminished confidence in our criminal justice system.
Posted inMagazine
The Court’s Third Great Crisis
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.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Of Course Trump Will Pardon Himself
The idea that a Trump self-pardon would trigger a constitutional crisis is a bit short-sighted.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The ‘Law and Order’ Party’s Embrace of Criminals
All they have to do is claim to be persecuted by nasty liberals and they’re off to the races.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Arpaio Pardon Reaffirms Trump’s Promotion of Police Brutality
For a long time now, Trump has made it clear that he is completely dismissive of our civil rights and liberties.
Posted inPolitical Animal
If You Voted for Donald Trump, You Voted to Pardon Joe Arpaio
As part of taking an adversarial stance against lies and bigotry, the mainstream press must put an end–now–to the endless, fawning profiles of the folks who effectively betrayed this country by voting for Donald Trump. The folks who gave the former Celebrity Apprentice host the keys to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue are ultimately responsible for the […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
John Kasich Isn’t Stupid Enough to Challenge Donald Trump in 2020
What would be in it for him, anyway? Mainstream-media entities seriously need to knock it off with the speculation that allegedly moderate Ohio Governor John Kasich will launch an independent challenge to Donald Trump in 2020. Kasich would have to have an IQ lower than Trump’s to do such a thing–and I don’t think the […]
Posted inPolitics
Trump Forces Us to Define Offenses Against the United States
There should be lines drawn around the presidential pardon power.
Posted inPolitical Animal
It’s Not “Liberal Bias” for the Press to Oppose Lies and Bigotry
It will be remembered as one of the most dramatic moments of this dark era. Tuesday night, after another sleazy speech by Donald Trump, Don Lemon of CNN set aside fears of being accused of “liberal media bias” and spoke the unvarnished, unfiltered truth about arguably the single worst Commander-in-Chief in United States history: Those […]
