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Category Archives: America
Will DOGE Improve Government Efficiency? (2-27-25)
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The White House Vs. The White House Correspondents Association (2-27-25)
01:00 WHCA president Eugene Daniels, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Daniels02:00 FB: MNSBC’s Newest Anchor Eugene Daniels Is a ‘Kamala Harris Expert’ and ‘Walking Beyoncé Encyclopedia’ Who Has Revolutionized the DC Fashion Scene, https://freebeacon.com/media/mnsbcs-newest-anchor-eugene-daniels-is-a-kamala-harris-expert-and-walking-beyonce-encyclopedia-who-has-revolutionized-the-dc-fashion-scene/06:00 Winners and losers from the 2024 election, https://freebeacon.com/author/stiles/politics/fighters-failures-and-freaks-the-definitive-list-of-winners-and-losers-of-the-2024-election/10:00 The Morning Meeting … Continue reading
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The Left Loses Its Lock On America’s Institutions (2-27-25)
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Political Scientist Michael S. Kochin On The Age Of Trump (2-26-25)
01:00 Trump’s plan for Gaza08:00 How morality is used against Israel 13:30 Under Trump we have more free speech 15:00 Affirmative action 23:00 Why Michael Kochin eschews jargon 25:00 Paying obeisance to the tiny group of people who decide what … Continue reading
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An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States (2020)
Michael Kochin and Michael Taylor write: * You are alone. You are exhausted, bruised and battered. You have no real friends and you are surrounded by enemies. You have no money to pay your bills, and you have scarcely the … Continue reading
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Straight Discrimination Case Heads To US Supreme Court (2-26-25)
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/26/trump-gaza-ai-video-israel-hamas-warhttps://www.reuters.com/legal/straight-womans-reverse-discrimination-case-goes-us-supreme-court-2025-02-26/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/25/ohio-discrimination-marlean-ames-supreme-court/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scotus-hear-straight-womans-discrimination-case-could-reshape-employment-lawhttps://www.thefp.com/p/christopher-caldwell-dei-trump-executive-orderChristopher Caldwell writes: Now Trump has done what Reagan would not. His repeal came via three executive orders, two issued on Inauguration Day. The first overturned dozens of Biden decrees, including the “Advancing Racial Equity” executive order signed in the … Continue reading
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Decoding Trump’s World (2-25-25)
01:00 FA: The World Trump Wants, https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/world-trump-wants-michael-kimmage17:00 The Deep State, rogue intelligence officers, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwDDj-9UtY025:00 NYT: The Election Just Ended and We Already Have a New Michael Wolff BookIn “All or Nothing,” the Trump biographer shows that he is his favorite … Continue reading
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Why One Hamas Leader Regrets The 10-7-23 Attack On Israel (2-25-25)
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The Third Anniversary Of Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine (2-24-25)
01:00 Yes, Zelensky is a dictator08:00 Putin & Russia are formidable, zelensky and ukraine are not.11:00 Constitutional Dictatorship – Crisis Government in the Modern Democracies (1948), https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15904851:00 Trump Fealty, Ukraine, and Crowd Size, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZnjiplDIxc54:15 Jesse Waters1:08:00 Meghan McCain’s Happy Hour … Continue reading
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Roman Roots for an Imperial Presidency: Revisiting Clinton Rossiter Rossiter’s 1948 Constitutional Dictatorship: Crisis Government in the Modern Democracies
David Rudenstine, Benjamin Cardozo law professor, wrote in 2013: * If it is controlled too tightly the democratic state may succumb to the threat and thus disappear. The challenge is to thread the eye of this narrow needle to ensure … Continue reading
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