Do Americans Know How Much Trouble They’re In?
A President who invokes absolute authority to...pardon himself. An ambassador to Germany who declares he wants to...topple the German government. Senators --- the most powerful people in democracy, save the President --- knocking on…
Trump Rules by Crisis, and Now He Wants a War. Can We Stop It Before It Starts?
ne day soon, we could wake up to find our nation mired in a war even more disastrous than the Iraq invasion of 2003. If the United States attacks Iran,…
BARR: “IT’S NOT A CRIME” FOR TRUMP TO DEMAND STAFFERS LIE TO INVESTIGATORS
Or: "As long as my boss does it it's OK." Of course WE'RE supposed to be his boss, but...-OEN Even before Attorney General William Barr released his four-page summary of the Mueller…
Donald Trump has done less to destroy democratic norms than Mitch McConnell
No one should be surprised that Mitch McConnell has promised that any potential 2020 Trump Supreme Court nominee will not get the Merrick Garland treatment --- i.e., be held up…
No ‘Treason,’ No Coup, Just Lies – and Dumb Lies at That
James Comey is a former director of the FBI and a former deputy attorney general. t is tempting for normal people to ignore our president when he starts ranting about…