Category Archives: America

Marc J. Dunkelman writes: * Rather than have a local nobleman keep watch over a district, as in England, the cohort of Americans living nearby took joint responsibility for their collective well – being . Many colonists had moved away … Continue reading →

01:00 NYT: People Are Going Silent’: Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves: People say they are intimidated by online attacks from the president, concerned about harm to their businesses or worried about the safety of their families. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/politics/trump-democracy.html20:00 New York: … Continue reading →

01:00 The Democrats needed every bit of their buffered identity to stay unmoved during last night’s Trump event, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=14951216:00 Mark Halperin on Smerconish, https://www.smerconish.com/podcasts/the-smerconish-podcast/32:00 The r-word, https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/the-r-slur-inner-circle-and-outer39:00 Lenny Skutnik moment, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Skutnik41:00 Trump’s skillset matches Bill Clinton’s44:00 Trump doesn’t pussy foot … Continue reading →

I ask Grok: “Do the professions such as law lean to the political left?” Grok says: Yeah, professions like law do tend to lean left, at least in the U.S., but it’s not a monolith—context, location, and specific roles tweak … Continue reading →

David Sanger writes: “After five weeks in which President Trump made clear his determination to scrap America’s traditional sources of power — its alliances among like-minded democracies…” On what basis would you argue that America’s power stems from its aliances … Continue reading →