This is a loose summary collection of actions, issues, and stances by the Trump administration that are hot right now. I thought this might be a good way to cover a lot of territory quickly and I plan to update this list occasionally. Where Trump’s initiatives should succeed: Cut back on use of the American […]

Week one of Trump is in progress. Weekend one was dismal inasmuch as the focus was on “alternative facts” and the Inaugural crowd size. Since then, there has been a barrage of executive actions. As to the merits of these actions, I have little opinion and here’s why: Most of what the President does is […]

Right now I’m sitting back and have my fingers crossed. Half the world is mortified by Trump and the other half is jubilant. Where is everyone in between? I have some optimism at the same time I’m guarded about what’s coming down the pike. Nevertheless I can’t help but be alarmed to see how whacked […]

  Robert Reich is becoming my favorite person to rebut. In his piece, “Robert Reich: Donald Trump’s plan to neuter the White House press corps could neuter our democracy”, Reich lays out a progressive list of rehash whining without addressing his own central point. Here is a guide to what he is saying: Reading the […]

Just wondering out-loud. We’re within days of Trump and the official start to the revolutions. Yes, plural, Trump and the opposition. Whatever shreds of goodwill occurred in the immediate aftermath of the election have long since gone away and we’re left even more divided than the contentious days of Obama. The rhetoric is already off the […]

Each week here recently, I read three or four news pieces where Democrat leadership, left thinkers and left celebrities vow to obstruct the upcoming presidency and Republicans in general. For example, Robert Reich (.org) who was sensible and well reasoned in the immediate aftermath of the election about where his party went wrong, penned a […]