Yesterday, I linked to this essay in the American Prospect, written by historian Rick Perlstein. It identified the three sides of an “Infernal triangle,” which it identified as “authoritarian Republicans, ineffectual Democrats and a clueless media.” The essay was pithy–and in my opinion, perceptive enough–to warrant additional citation. I was especially struck by Perlstein’s analysis ofContinue reading “The Rest Of The Story”
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When People Tell You Who They Are…
Let me begin a very distressing post by affirming my belief that there are still some Republicans who are good people, although their percentage is clearly dwindling. (Why good people remain Republican is something I have trouble understanding, but that’s a different issue.) What has become very clear, however, is the descent of what wasContinue reading “When People Tell You Who They Are…”
Jim Banks And The GOP War On Education…
In case you think I’ve been exaggerating about the Republicans making war on education…more evidence has emerged. According to a report from CNBC, House Republicans have a long-term plan to strip so-called “elite” universities of government funding and federal student loan dollars. The plan was communicated to a group of business leaders during a privateContinue reading “Jim Banks And The GOP War On Education…”
A Global Phenomenon
A few days ago, a reader of this blog asked me to address the global growth of populism. It’s a question I’ve had as well; as regular readers know, one of my sons lives in Amsterdam, and in the recent election in the Netherlands, he and I were both appalled when a far-Right figure wonContinue reading “A Global Phenomenon”
Vouchers (Again) And The First Amendment
I was asked to speak to the Shepherd’s Center at North United Methodist Church about vouchers and Separation of Church and State. Here’s the speech I delivered. Warning: longer than my usual posts! ______________________ I was asked to talk today about the relationship of the First Amendment’s religious liberty clauses—clauses which, when read together, establishContinue reading “Vouchers (Again) And The First Amendment”