Archive
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August 2025
- Aug 29, 2025 The Separation of Powers Aug 29, 2025
- Aug 22, 2025 The Lost Cause: a Column Revisited Aug 22, 2025
- Aug 14, 2025 Is Trump's "Munich" coming Up? Aug 14, 2025
- Aug 8, 2025 Trump's 7 Magic Tricks: A Review; Plus a Note on the 25th Amendment Aug 8, 2025
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July 2025
- Jul 19, 2025 The Republican Party: Xenophobia has been in its Blood, Since its Beginnings Jul 19, 2025
- Jul 7, 2025 A Date that Shall Live in Infamy, plus some other Notes on TRF (1) Jul 7, 2025
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June 2025
- Jun 20, 2025 TrumpRepubloFascism is Here: How Long Will It Stay? It depends Jun 20, 2025
- Jun 12, 2025 Trump 'Dictator for a Day?' Well, not Just One, Exactly Jun 12, 2025
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May 2025
- May 30, 2025 Once Again: On Fascism, in the U.S. May 30, 2025
- May 14, 2025 The Late Pope Francis: A Revisit May 14, 2025
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April 2025
- Apr 8, 2025 The Origin of the Self-Destructive Species: A Second Visit Apr 8, 2025
- Apr 2, 2025 "The Coming Constitutional Crisis?" It's Already Here Apr 2, 2025
- March 2025
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February 2025
- Feb 21, 2025 "Munich I" and "Munich II:" An Historical Comparison Feb 21, 2025
- Feb 10, 2025 Reversing Marbury v. Madison (for real this time) Feb 10, 2025
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January 2025
- Jan 30, 2025 The TrumpRepubloFascist Train Arrives on Track One: Some Early Observations Jan 30, 2025
- Jan 19, 2025 The End of U.S. Constitutional Democracy: Some News and Some Notes Jan 19, 2025
- Jan 7, 2025 What Trump Will/Might Do on Day 1 of His Presidency (with an Intro. on non-consecutive term Presidents) Jan 7, 2025
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December 2024
- Dec 20, 2024 "Is it Hair Trump or Herr Trump?" Dec 20, 2024
- Dec 13, 2024 Here Comes Trump (again): (As is well-known) He's even Worse this Time Around Dec 13, 2024
- Dec 4, 2024 The GOP: the Party of Xenophobia from its Beginnings, and the Party of Racism since Nixon Dec 4, 2024
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November 2024
- Nov 21, 2024 Post-Election Reflections Nov 21, 2024
- Nov 4, 2024 A Collection of 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Comments, and a Prediction of Mine Nov 4, 2024
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October 2024
- Oct 28, 2024 RACE is the Trump Card, I (current series) Oct 28, 2024
- Oct 25, 2024 "Which Side are You On?" Oct 25, 2024
- Oct 17, 2024 The United States is in its Germany 1933, Moment Oct 17, 2024
- Oct 4, 2024 Post-Season Baseball in New York City:Giants and Mets: Magic Hits Oct 4, 2024
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September 2024
- Sep 21, 2024 Is The State of Israel on the Road to Self- Destruction? Sep 21, 2024
- Sep 11, 2024 The Dick Cheney/Harris Endorsement: In Terms of the Interests of the U.S. Ruling Class (and how they got to be that way) Sep 11, 2024
- Sep 5, 2024 The Republication of: "The 15% Solution," first pub. in 1996; A Political History of American Fascism, 2001-2022 Sep 5, 2024
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August 2024
- Aug 30, 2024 Beyond its Horrific Content: P2025 Would Destroy U.S. Constitutional Democracy by Decree Aug 30, 2024
- Aug 23, 2024 Voting for Jill Stein; Revisited Aug 23, 2024
- Aug 16, 2024 Trump Flees: Revisited Aug 16, 2024
- Aug 8, 2024 TrumpRepubloFascism and Project 2025 Aug 8, 2024
- Aug 2, 2024 Trump's 7 Magic Tricks: On Full Display at the NABJ 2024 Annual Meeting Aug 2, 2024
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July 2024
- Jul 26, 2024 Harris for President: Some Thoughts at this Time Jul 26, 2024
- Jul 19, 2024 TrumpFascism and the Republican National Convention Jul 19, 2024
- Jul 15, 2024 Two Short Thoughts: The Role of Luck in History; The Place of High-Level Political Violence in US History in US History Jul 15, 2024
- Jul 13, 2024 The 'Popular Front' Reappears Once Again: In France Jul 13, 2024
- Jul 10, 2024 The "Shall He Stay or Shall He Go" Controversy, in a Shakespearean Context Jul 10, 2024
- Jul 5, 2024 Is a 2nd Civil War Coming? No. It's Already Here (less the shooting --- so far) Jul 5, 2024
- Jul 2, 2024 The Supreme Court's Power for Constitutional Review is Unconstitutional (Ho, ho, ho) Jul 2, 2024
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June 2024
- Jun 29, 2024 On Displaying/Teaching the 'Ten Commandments' and 'The Bible' in the Schools, Repsectively in Louisiana, and Oklahoma Jun 29, 2024
- Jun 20, 2024 "Say, Hey" Willie Mays: A Fond Personal Farewell to the Greatest All-round Baseball Player of All Time Jun 20, 2024
- Jun 14, 2024 The Israeli Likud Coalition's Policy of Expulsionism: Revisited Jun 14, 2024
- Jun 6, 2024 D-Day; and, Trump's Trial(s) and the (Fascist) Defense Jun 6, 2024
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May 2024
- May 24, 2024 The National Legalization of Marijuana Use: A Policy Whose Time Has Come? After almost a Century?" May 24, 2024
- May 17, 2024 People Talk About Leaving if Trump-Fascism Wins. And, Just what Trump Would Do, If/When Back in Power" May 17, 2024
- May 10, 2024 On "The 'Jill Stein' Vote" May 10, 2024
- May 3, 2024 Israeli Nationalism, Zionism, Gaza, and the New International anti-Semitism May 3, 2024
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April 2024
- Apr 27, 2024 "Civil War:" the Movie Apr 27, 2024
- Apr 19, 2024 The "Seven Magic Tricks." Hey, Don, How they Doin' for Ya Now?" Apr 19, 2024
- Apr 12, 2024 For the U.S., 'It's Just Like 1939.' Well, No." - Part 2 Apr 12, 2024
- Apr 5, 2024 "In Eastern Europe, 'It's Just Like 1939'." Well, no. Apr 5, 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 21, 2024 It Ain't Just Trump Mar 21, 2024
- Mar 15, 2024 Israeli Nationalism: Creating the New International Anti-Semitism, and (briefly) Conflating Anti-Zionism with Anti-Semitism Mar 15, 2024
- Mar 8, 2024 It's the Establishment Clause, Stupid! Mar 8, 2024
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February 2024
- Feb 22, 2024 Trump's Seven Magic Tricks Revisited, again Feb 22, 2024
- Feb 16, 2024 This is Your Heritage (Foundation) Feb 16, 2024
- Feb 9, 2024 Trump Wins in 2020: A Fabrication (updated) Feb 9, 2024
- Feb 1, 2024 Why the Current Israeli Government Will Not Negotiate Feb 1, 2024
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January 2024
- Jan 25, 2024 Anti-Semitism, Zionism, and Anti-Zionism Jan 25, 2024
- Jan 18, 2024 Response to a Commentary by Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Wiesenthal Center on the Gaza Conflict Jan 18, 2024
- Jan 12, 2024 "The Two Leading Candidates for their Party's Nomination on the Causes of the Civil War; Not Jan 12, 2024
- Jan 5, 2024 And Now for Something Completely Different: Dr. J's Guides for Healthy Living Jan 5, 2024
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December 2023
- Dec 28, 2023 A Set of SJ Tweets for the End of 2023. Happy New Year? Let's Hope So Dec 28, 2023
- Dec 14, 2023 Trump, Hannity, Dictator-for-a-Day, and the Constitution of The United States Dec 14, 2023
- Dec 9, 2023 Speaker Johnson: Meet the Constitution; Just Like the Two Presidents Johnson Did Dec 9, 2023
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November 2023
- Nov 27, 2023 'Warnung:' A Repeat Nov 27, 2023
- Nov 16, 2023 Is it Hair Trump or Herr Trump? Redux Nov 16, 2023
- Nov 10, 2023 The SJ "Killer Fence," Israel's detector fence, the GAZA attack, Mike Johnson, and "The Devil's Triangle" Nov 10, 2023
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October 2023
- Oct 27, 2023 Israel: Fighting Six Wars, Plus One: A Civil War Oct 27, 2023
- Oct 20, 2023 On the Gaza Crisis, 2023(2): Who Benefits?" Oct 20, 2023
- Oct 12, 2023 On the Gaza Crisis, 2023 (1): Primarily on the Historical Background of Zionism Oct 12, 2023
- Oct 5, 2023 On Fascism: Its Definition in its Historical Context, for 2023, Parts 1 & 2 Oct 5, 2023
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September 2023
- Sep 27, 2023 On Fascism: Its Definition in its Historical Context, for 2023, Part 2 Sep 27, 2023
- Sep 22, 2023 On Fascism: Its Definition in its Historical Context, for 2023, Part 1 Sep 22, 2023
- Sep 13, 2023 "9/11" - Revisit, Again Sep 13, 2023
- Sep 7, 2023 A Selection of Tweets from 2023 Sep 7, 2023
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August 2023
- Aug 30, 2023 Donald Trump's Lawyers and Donald Trump Lawyering Aug 30, 2023
- Aug 25, 2023 Why Does Trump Go On (and on and on)? [Hint: It's not just his shtick] Aug 25, 2023
- Aug 17, 2023 Mike Pence, The 10 Commandments, and the Republican Party Aug 17, 2023
- Aug 10, 2023 Donald J. Trump - Gambling Man: Will he stay or will he go? Aug 10, 2023
- Aug 4, 2023 Tom Paine: "On Slavery" Aug 4, 2023
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July 2023
- Jul 29, 2023 "Ron DeSantis and the Myth of The 'Lost Cause' " Jul 29, 2023
- Jul 16, 2023 On Hell Jul 16, 2023
- Jul 9, 2023 "Marbury v. Madison" and its Constitutionality --- Revisited Jul 9, 2023
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June 2023
- Jun 29, 2023 The Coming Second U.S. Civil War? No. We are in it. Jun 29, 2023
- Jun 23, 2023 Sears Roebuck and Co. and the Stony Brook U. Sch. Of Med.: A Reminisce Jun 23, 2023
- Jun 13, 2023 Jews for Hitler; Blacks (and other non-Whites) for Trump Jun 13, 2023
- Jun 2, 2023 The First Inaugural Address of President Ron DeSantis Jun 2, 2023
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May 2023
- May 26, 2023 Revisit - Trump Russia, 3: The Steele Dossier/J. Mayer May 26, 2023
- May 25, 2023 "Revisit - Trump Russia, 2: Carter Page and the Trump/Russia Connection - Revisited" May 25, 2023
- May 24, 2023 Revisit - Trump Russia, 1: The Steele Dossier/J. Mayer May 24, 2023
- May 15, 2023 History's Greatest Con Man, Redux May 15, 2023
- May 2, 2023 Building a New 'Citizenship-for-all' Party in Israel; from a column by Gershon Baskin May 2, 2023
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April 2023
- Apr 28, 2023 The Current Israeli Constitutional Crisis: What it is Really About Apr 28, 2023
- Apr 19, 2023 "Tomorrow Never Dies: James Bond, Rupert Murdoch, and the Dominion Law Suit Apr 19, 2023
- Apr 11, 2023 Stirring up a Tweet Storm(y)" Apr 11, 2023
- Apr 3, 2023 Anti-Semitism Is the Default Hate Apr 3, 2023
- Apr 1, 2023 Trump Indicated (Ooops, I mean Indicted)" Apr 1, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 22, 2023 Trump, the Republicans, and the Politicization of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Revisit Mar 22, 2023
- Mar 16, 2023 The New York Times on Drugs Mar 16, 2023
- Mar 16, 2023 Ron DeSantis: On the Ukraine Conflict Mar 16, 2023
- Mar 9, 2023 On Secession, 1 Mar 9, 2023
- Mar 3, 2023 The New York Times on Drugs; and a Proposal for REAL Drug Policy Reform Mar 3, 2023
- Mar 2, 2023 Anti-Semitism Is the Default Hate Mar 2, 2023
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February 2023
- Feb 23, 2023 The DeSantistization of Public Education Feb 23, 2023
- Feb 17, 2023 The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump Feb 17, 2023
- Feb 9, 2023 Some Thoughts of George Bernard Shaw Feb 9, 2023
- Feb 2, 2023 The DeSantistization of Public Education, and Developing Modern Republican Policy Feb 2, 2023
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January 2023
- Jan 31, 2023 Is There a Tiny Possibility That Trump Might Flee the US if Indicted? Jan 31, 2023
- Jan 28, 2023 Trump May Go Away, but Trumpublicanism will be With Us for a Long Time" Jan 28, 2023
- Jan 17, 2023 Some Thoughts on Why the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., was Assassinated, when he was Assassinated Jan 17, 2023
- Jan 10, 2023 Trump's ‘Reichstag Fire’ that Could Have Been Jan 10, 2023
- Jan 5, 2023 Trump's "Reichstag Fire" that Could Have Been Jan 5, 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 28, 2022 Trump Flees Dec 28, 2022
- Dec 22, 2022 Donald Trump, "The Stab in the Back," and the "Stolen Election" Dec 22, 2022
- Dec 14, 2022 Brittney Griner and the Republican Party of Hate Dec 14, 2022
- Dec 6, 2022 Trump's 'Constitution,' The Seven Magic Tricks, and The Republo-Fascists Dec 6, 2022
- Dec 1, 2022 Election Denialism, Anti-(you fill in the blank), and the Future of the Republican Party Dec 1, 2022
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November 2022
- Nov 16, 2022 Don't Get Carried Away by the Results of the 11/8 Elections Nov 16, 2022
- Nov 7, 2022 The Elections of 2022 --- On the road to Fascism Nov 7, 2022
- Nov 1, 2022 The U.S. Ruling Class and the Republo-fascist Party Nov 1, 2022
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October 2022
- Oct 26, 2022 Warnung; Warnung Auch Oct 26, 2022
- Oct 20, 2022 Trump's '7 Magic Tricks' as Illustrated by his '11-page Letter' Oct 20, 2022
- Oct 13, 2022 On What Really Happened to Create the "Cuban Missile Crisis' Oct 13, 2022
- Oct 6, 2022 "Top Gun" is Top Military Propaganda Oct 6, 2022
- Oct 4, 2022 A Secular Humanist Jew's Thoughts on Yom Kippur: On Atheism and Theism, and on Religion and Political Religion Oct 4, 2022
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September 2022
- Sep 28, 2022 The 'Stab in the Back;' Trump's Getting Desperate; QAnon: The New S.A. Sep 28, 2022
- Sep 22, 2022 Some Further Thoughts on the English Constitution, the Duke of Windsor, and the British Empire Sep 22, 2022
- Sep 15, 2022 On the Passing of Queen Elizabeth, II: Some lighter thoughts (for the most part) Sep 15, 2022
- Sep 8, 2022 A Revisit with "The Origin of the Self-Destructive Species (with apologies to Charles Darwin)" Sep 8, 2022
- Sep 1, 2022 On NY Mets Old-Timers Day; First, Some Personal Baseball Fan History Sep 1, 2022
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August 2022
- Aug 25, 2022 History's Greatest Con Man tries his Biggest Con, Ever, and Adds a 7th "'Magic Trick" Aug 25, 2022
- Aug 19, 2022 The CDC and COVID-19: Trumpian Politics and Policies Aug 19, 2022
- Aug 19, 2022 How a James Bond Movie Foresaw Murdoch's Fox News Role as the Trump Promoter Aug 19, 2022
- Aug 11, 2022 The Ohio Republican Crusade to Teach "Both Sides" When There Is Only One Factual One Aug 11, 2022
- Aug 10, 2022 The GOP is Hungry for Hungary: Where does that Flavor Come From? Aug 10, 2022
- Aug 4, 2022 " ’Top Gun: Maverick:’ How to Violate International Law and Get Away with It, Each and Every Time" Aug 4, 2022
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July 2022
- Jul 29, 2022 The Nature of U.S. Fascism: A View from 25 Years Ago Jul 29, 2022
- Jul 28, 2022 Do Trump's '6 Magic Tricks' Still Work? Well, No Jul 28, 2022
- Jul 21, 2022 Teaching 'Both Sides' --- in Ohio Jul 21, 2022
- Jul 14, 2022 Christian Nationalism and the Republican Party: Something New? Nah! Jul 14, 2022
- Jul 7, 2022 Further Thoughts on Winning the Abortion Wars: 'I Told You So' Jul 7, 2022
- Jul 3, 2022 On Guns, Massacres, the Second Amendment and Money Jul 3, 2022
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June 2022
- Jun 30, 2022 Reversing the Attack on Women's Bodily Autonomy Jun 30, 2022
- Jun 24, 2022 Prosecute Trump? Not Yet Jun 24, 2022
- Jun 15, 2022 The Nature of U.S. Fascism: A View from 25 Years Ago Jun 15, 2022
- Jun 10, 2022 " 'Bull Durham,' and 'Bull Barr' " Jun 10, 2022
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May 2022
- May 26, 2022 On Guns, Mass Slaughter, and the 2nd Amendment May 26, 2022
- May 19, 2022 The "Great Replacement Theory:" New for the GOP? Nah! May 19, 2022
- May 13, 2022 The North Won the 1st Civil War; The South Won the 2nd; and its Successor Seems to be on its Way to Winning the 3rd May 13, 2022
- May 5, 2022 Justice Alito, Abortion Rights, and the "Republican-Christian Alliance Party's 'Morality Amendment' " May 5, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 27, 2022 A Combined Response to the Comments Received on my Column "Why is the War Continuing Apr 27, 2022
- Apr 22, 2022 Ukraine: Why is the War Continuing? There is responsibility on both Sides Apr 22, 2022
- Apr 13, 2022 The 75 Years War Against the Soviet Union, Revisited Apr 13, 2022
- Apr 6, 2022 Vladimir Putin and the Invention of 'Industrial Feudalism' Apr 6, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 30, 2022 Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, Chris Rock, and Republican Politics Mar 30, 2022
- Mar 22, 2022 Vladimir Putin: Feudalism Redux (courtesy of the United States, and other Western Powers) Mar 22, 2022
- Mar 22, 2022 Putin and Ukraine, Making the World Safe for Plutocracy Mar 22, 2022
- Mar 14, 2022 Putin and Ukraine: Making the World Safe for Plutocracy Mar 14, 2022
- Mar 1, 2022 Colloquy on 'Critical Race Theory' [the racists' substitute term for their own racism] with Rohn Kenyatta Mar 1, 2022
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February 2022
- Feb 21, 2022 Ukraine. Some Historical Background, Updated. Plus, a Brief Settlement Proposal Feb 21, 2022
- Feb 3, 2022 Flashing Red Lights and the Trumpsurrection of 2021 Feb 3, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 27, 2022 The Three Big Lies of 2022: Two Concern the Pandemic Jan 27, 2022
- Jan 19, 2022 War-Gaming Against Fascism to Avoid MAD, with these Republicans: “Really?" Jan 19, 2022
- Jan 13, 2022 Some (relatively) Brief (believe it or not) Thoughts on the Prospects for Civil War and/or Secession Jan 13, 2022
- Jan 12, 2022 The Coming Second Civil War in the United States: Will We Be Enslaved by Corporate Governance? Jan 12, 2022
- Jan 5, 2022 January 6, 2021 - At the Time; and Now Jan 5, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 30, 2021 "The National Plan for Social Peace" Dec 30, 2021
- Dec 24, 2021 Reversing Marbury v. Madison Dec 24, 2021
- Dec 10, 2021 Abortion Rights and Supreme Court Wrongs Dec 10, 2021
- Dec 9, 2021 Kyle Rittenhaus, the 'Trial,' and the formation of the U.S.S.A. (Orig.: 'Die Sturmabteilung') Dec 9, 2021
- Dec 3, 2021 Rittenhouse and Hitler's Private Militia Dec 3, 2021
- Dec 2, 2021 Abortion Rights: Once More into the Breach, Dear Friends Dec 2, 2021
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November 2021
- Nov 24, 2021 Why Republicans Opposing Toni Morrison Books in Schools Epitomizes Racism Nov 24, 2021
- Nov 24, 2021 The American Christian Nation Party (Republican) Nov 24, 2021
- Nov 23, 2021 Trump's Box of Six Magic Tricks: A Revisit Nov 23, 2021
- Nov 18, 2021 The Steele Dossier and the J. Mayer Analysis: Revisited Nov 18, 2021
- Nov 11, 2021 Racism, Historical Fact, and 'The Lost Cause' Nov 11, 2021
- Nov 4, 2021 The COVID-19 Pandemic; Anti-Vaxxers Right and Left; and Be Careful who your Friends are Nov 4, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 28, 2021 Toni Morrison and the Trajectory of Racism in the U.S.: from 1995 to the Present and Beyond Oct 28, 2021
- Oct 22, 2021 U.S. History: A Trail of Big Lies --- of Which the Last Two are Different Oct 22, 2021
- Oct 14, 2021 The American Christian Nation Party (Republican)** Oct 14, 2021
- Oct 8, 2021 The U.S. Ruling Class and the Onset of Republo-Fascism; with a Lesson from the 'Anschluss' of 1938 Oct 8, 2021
- Oct 2, 2021 Of Mandates and Republican Hypocrisy Oct 2, 2021
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September 2021
- Sep 29, 2021 Republo-Fascism and Trump: A Brief Review of SJ Columns on the Subject Sep 29, 2021
- Sep 21, 2021 The Republican Party of Death Sep 21, 2021
- Sep 10, 2021 9-11 20th Anniversary Retrospective III: 20 Questions Sep 10, 2021
- Sep 9, 2021 9-11 20th Anniv. Retrospective, II: The Conspiracy Theories that Surround it and What is ‘Patriotism' Sep 9, 2021
- Sep 8, 2021 A Defense of the Need for Biden to Withdraw From Afghanistan Sep 8, 2021
- Sep 8, 2021 9-11 20th Anniversary Retrospective, I: "Possible Explanations for the Behavior of Pres. George W. Bush, in re 9-11" Sep 8, 2021
- Sep 4, 2021 How We Got Trumped in Afghanistan Sep 4, 2021
- Sep 1, 2021 Condi Rice: on 9/11, the 9/11 Commission, Afghanistan, and the Invasion of Iraq" (fictional) Sep 1, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 27, 2021 No Mandates! Mandates! And the Republican Religious Right Aug 27, 2021
- Aug 19, 2021 Afghanistan, Biden, and Trump Aug 19, 2021
- Aug 15, 2021 'The Suicide of Capitalism,' Revisited Aug 15, 2021
- Aug 9, 2021 Republican Goal Is to Create Pandemic Chaos and Blame It on Biden Aug 9, 2021
- Aug 6, 2021 Why Anti-Pandemic Control: from the Right Aug 6, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 29, 2021 American Exceptionalism, Fascism Arrives in Slow Motion Jul 29, 2021
- Jul 23, 2021 The 62-Years War Against Cuba Jul 23, 2021
- Jul 14, 2021 Trump's American Christian Nation Party (ACNP)???" Jul 14, 2021
- Jul 6, 2021 The Republo-Fascists are on the March; Who Should We Attack? The Dems. of course Jul 6, 2021
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June 2021
- Jun 30, 2021 Mitch McConnell Does his Best John C. Calhoun Impression (And on Critical Race Theory and its Uses, as Well)" Jun 30, 2021
- Jun 23, 2021 Star Trek, Star Wars, UFO's/UAP's and the Future of the Earth Jun 23, 2021
- Jun 15, 2021 The Republo-Fascist Freight Train is Indeed Roaring Down the Track: What Do We Do Now? Jun 15, 2021
- Jun 10, 2021 Message to Mitch McConnell About 9/11 Commission, "You Can't Handle the Truth" Jun 10, 2021
- Jun 8, 2021 The Oncoming Freight Train of the Republo-Fascist Party: With a Disposable Headlight Named Donald J. Trump Jun 8, 2021
- Jun 3, 2021 Investigating the 1-6-21 Insurrection: What are the Republicans Afraid of? Jun 3, 2021
- Jun 1, 2021 The Origin of COVID, Whether From a Lab or a Wet Market, Has Nothing to Do With Trump's Negligent Homicide in Mishandling It Jun 1, 2021
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May 2021
- May 28, 2021 COVID-19, China, the CDC, and Trumpist Politics/Policies May 28, 2021
- May 26, 2021 If Hamas Terrorism Didn't Exist, Would Netanyahu Invent Them to Ensure Continued Illegal Israeli Control Over Palestinian Territory? May 26, 2021
- May 18, 2021 The Clockwork Bibi May 18, 2021
- May 13, 2021 The Public Health Approach to the Drug Problem* May 13, 2021
- May 7, 2021 The Republo-Fascist Party: The Role of the U.S. Ruling Class May 7, 2021
- May 6, 2021 Ross Douthat Represents Religious Authoritarianism at its Best (and Indeed Worst) May 6, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 28, 2021 A Comment from a Friend on my Column on the History of British Royal Family Scandals Apr 28, 2021
- Apr 22, 2021 Some Comments in the Light of the Afghanistan Withdrawal Apr 22, 2021
- Apr 16, 2021 Since Most People Can't Make Guns, It Is Their Makers and Sellers Who Are the Ultimate Murderers Apr 16, 2021
- Apr 15, 2021 Ross Douthat: Religious Authoritarianism at its Best (and Indeed Worst) Apr 15, 2021
- Apr 9, 2021 Elections 2020, Predictions Revisited Apr 9, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 30, 2021 Xenophobia and Racism Are in the Republican Party's DNA Mar 30, 2021
- Mar 25, 2021 The Mass Murder Problem --- Again Mar 25, 2021
- Mar 19, 2021 Xenophobia and Racism: They're in the Republican Party's DNA Mar 19, 2021
- Mar 12, 2021 Scandal and the British Royal Family: A Brief History Mar 12, 2021
- Mar 9, 2021 How Can There Be a "Bi-Partisan" January 6 Commission When Many Congressional Republicans Were Complicit in the Insurrection? Mar 9, 2021
- Mar 5, 2021 "Bipartisan Commissions:" 9-11 and the Capitol Riot Mar 5, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 27, 2021 The Republican Party Transitioned from Homophobia to Transgender Phobia Without a Hiccup Feb 27, 2021
- Feb 21, 2021 On Secession (by the democratic states) Feb 21, 2021
- Feb 19, 2021 Trump's Cult, Like Hitler Fanatics, Feels "Stabbed in the Back" by Inclusive Democracy Feb 19, 2021
- Feb 15, 2021 Trump Wins (a fabrication, this time around) Feb 15, 2021
- Feb 11, 2021 A Retro. Series, Trump and Fascism, 2011-2020, (lastly) Part Six: "What a Trump Win Might Look Like" Feb 11, 2021
- Feb 9, 2021 "Trumpite Fascism: How the Nation Might Get There, with Some Lessons from Nazi Germany," Part 5 of a Retro. Series Feb 9, 2021
- Feb 9, 2021 A Retrospective Series, Trump and Fascism, 2011-2020, Part Four: "Trump: Turning the Corner Towards Fascism" Feb 9, 2021
- Feb 7, 2021 Trump and Fascism, A Retrospective Series, 2011-2020, Part Three: "Hair Trump or Herr Trump?" Feb 7, 2021
- Feb 3, 2021 What Might Have Transpired if Trump's January 6 Coup Attempt Had Succeeded Feb 3, 2021
- Feb 1, 2021 "Trump and the Rigged Election: 'The Stab in the Back' " Feb 1, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 27, 2021 Trump and Fascism, A Retrospective Series, Part 2: Race is the Trump Card Jan 27, 2021
- Jan 23, 2021 The Coming Second Civil War Jan 23, 2021
- Jan 19, 2021 The Civil War Never Really Ended; It Just Smoldered. Now It Is Reigniting as an Armed Insurrection. Jan 19, 2021
- Jan 15, 2021 Trump and Fascism: A Retrospective Series, Part 1 Jan 15, 2021
- Jan 12, 2021 The Trump Chronicles, 2020, Part 2 Jan 12, 2021
- Jan 10, 2021 He Tried: Trump's White Supremacy Was The Match That Lit Wednesday's American Reichstag Fire Jan 10, 2021
- Jan 8, 2021 Trump's White Supremacy Was The Match That Lit Wednesday's American Reichstag Fire Jan 8, 2021
- Jan 6, 2021 Will Trump Ignite His Reichstag Fire on January 6? Jan 6, 2021
- Jan 4, 2021 Will Trump Ignite His Reichstag Fire on January 6? Jan 4, 2021
- Jan 2, 2021 The 15% Solution: What it Was --- and Is Jan 2, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 30, 2020 Just Some of the Ways the CDC Failed the Nation Dec 30, 2020
- Dec 29, 2020 The Trump Chronicles, 2020, Part 1 Dec 29, 2020
- Dec 25, 2020 The Trump Chronicles, 2019 Dec 25, 2020
- Dec 18, 2020 The Trump Chronicles, 2018 Dec 18, 2020
- Dec 16, 2020 A Bunch of Red States Want to Secede Because Trump Lost the Election? Bring It On Dec 16, 2020
- Dec 10, 2020 (The Other) Dr. J.'s Trump Chronicles, 2017 Dec 10, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov 28, 2020 'Religious Freedom' in the Time of Plague Nov 28, 2020
- Nov 18, 2020 Further on Trump, Post-Election Nov 18, 2020
- Nov 17, 2020 When Biden Becomes President, How Long Will It Take for the Republicans to Blame the COVID Pandemic on Him? Nov 17, 2020
- Nov 12, 2020 Some Random Thoughts on the 2020 Elections Nov 12, 2020
- Nov 2, 2020 How Trump Learned to Love Fascism (The Accidental Fascist). Nov 2, 2020
- Nov 2, 2020 Some Thoughts on Trump and the 2020 U.S. Elections, Plus my Prediction for the Outcome Nov 2, 2020
- Nov 2, 2020 Some Thoughts on Trump and the 2020 U.S. Elections, Plus my Prediction for the Outcome Nov 2, 2020
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October 2020
- Oct 30, 2020 Little Scotty Atlas: Boy Public Health Doctor Oct 30, 2020
- Oct 27, 2020 Trump: The Accidental Fascist: The Force of Personality Oct 27, 2020
- Oct 26, 2020 Dr. Scott Atlas, a Radiologist, Is Now Helping Trump Lead America Into "Dark Winter" of COVID Infection Oct 26, 2020
- Oct 22, 2020 Trump Goes Back to his Box of Magic Tricks Oct 22, 2020
- Oct 14, 2020 Bill Barr's Useful Idiot: Donald J. Trump; plus an Appendix on the Nature of The State Oct 14, 2020
- Oct 14, 2020 Could the COVID Infection Be Part of Trump's Planned Chaos Strategy? Yes, It Is Quite Possible. Oct 14, 2020
- Oct 7, 2020 Trump, COVID-19, the Election, and Planned Chaos Oct 7, 2020
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September 2020
- Sep 30, 2020 The Destruction of Abortion Rights and the Rise of Religious Authoritarianism Sep 30, 2020
- Sep 30, 2020 Bully Boy Bill Barr's "Useful Idiot" Is Donald Trump, Not the Other Way Around Sep 30, 2020
- Sep 25, 2020 On Abortion, What the Republican Religious Right Wants the Supreme Court to Do Is Right Out of the 16th Century Sep 25, 2020
- Sep 22, 2020 Let's Hear it for Original Intent Sep 22, 2020
- Sep 17, 2020 'Socialism,' Trumpite Red-baiting, and Bernie Sanders Sep 17, 2020
- Sep 11, 2020 Trump, His Magical Thinking, and Bob Woodward Sep 11, 2020
- Sep 3, 2020 "Trump and Fascism: A Retrospective Sep 3, 2020
- Sep 3, 2020 Bernie and Socialism Sep 3, 2020
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August 2020
- Aug 31, 2020 Der Fuerherprinzip, the Third Reich and Trump: "The Fuehrer Is Always Right." Aug 31, 2020
- Aug 28, 2020 Der Fuerherprinzip, the Republican Party, and Leader Trump Aug 28, 2020
- Aug 21, 2020 What is the Most Important Election in U.S. History?" Aug 21, 2020
- Aug 20, 2020 The No Collusion Illusion. Yes, Trump Campaign Did Collude With Russia in 2016, and It Continues in 2020. Aug 20, 2020
- Aug 17, 2020 "What is the Most important Election in U.S. History?" Aug 17, 2020
- Aug 15, 2020 Trump and Testing Aug 15, 2020
- Aug 12, 2020 Dr. Steven Jonas’ Series on Trump’s Progression from Racism to Fascism, 2011-2020, Column 5, 'What Might a Second Trump Term Look Like? It Will Not be Fun, Folks' Aug 12, 2020
- Aug 6, 2020 The Trumpidemic2020(C): What's in a Name? Aug 6, 2020
- Aug 5, 2020 Dr. Steven Jonas’ Series on Trump’s Progression from Racism to Fascism, 2011-2020, Column 4, 'Trumpite Fascism: How the Nation Could Get There and a Brief Glimpse of What Would'Be Waiting for It.'' Aug 5, 2020
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July 2020
- Jul 30, 2020 Dr. Steven Jonas’ Series on Trump’s Progression from Racism to Fascism, 2011-2020, Column 3. Donald Trump: Turning the Corner Towards Fascism (But First Let’s Define It). Jul 30, 2020
- Jul 29, 2020 Fascism, the U.S. Ruling Class, and Trump Jul 29, 2020
- Jul 24, 2020 Dr. Steven Jonas’ Series on Trump’s Progression from Racism to Fascism, 2011-2020, Column 2, 'Hair Trump or Herr Trump?' Jul 24, 2020
- Jul 21, 2020 How Do You Spell "Democratic Party" in 2020? Without the Letters C-L-I-N-T-O-N in the Name: Responding to Commentaries Jul 21, 2020
- Jul 16, 2020 Dr. Steven Jonas’ Series on Trump’s Progression from Racism to Fascism, 2011-2020, Column 1, 'Race is the Trump Card.' Jul 16, 2020
- Jul 15, 2020 A Day in the Life and Death of the US : From The New York Times Jul 15, 2020
- Jul 14, 2020 How Do You Spell 'Democratic Party' in 2020? Without the Letters C-L-I-N-T-O-N in the Name Jul 14, 2020
- Jul 13, 2020 Dr. Steven Jonas' Series on Trump's Progression from Racism to Fascism, 2011-2020, 'Introduction' Jul 13, 2020
- Jul 8, 2020 If at First You Do Succeed, Do Do It Again Jul 8, 2020
- Jul 3, 2020 Trump and Treason? Really?" Jul 3, 2020
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June 2020
- Jun 30, 2020 Trump and Treason? Really? Jun 30, 2020
- Jun 25, 2020 Why Trump Wants Testing Reduced Jun 25, 2020
- Jun 23, 2020 Trump Quits (Could it Be?)" Jun 23, 2020
- Jun 18, 2020 Trump's Warriors, His Magical Thinking (further), and 'Tulsa' Jun 18, 2020
- Jun 12, 2020 Trump Reveals His 2020 Platform Jun 12, 2020
- Jun 5, 2020 The George Floyd Murder, the Fascist Threat, and Institutional Racism Jun 5, 2020
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May 2020
- May 27, 2020 Steve Jonas: Donald Trump, How He Cheats at Golf Explains a Lot May 27, 2020
- May 22, 2020 Infectious Disease Science and D.J. Trump, Part 2 May 22, 2020
- May 18, 2020 Infectious Disease Science and D.J. Trump, Part 1 May 18, 2020
- May 14, 2020 Trump's COVID-19 Quackery and Misinformation Are Killing Us: Here Are the Epidemiological Facts May 14, 2020
- May 8, 2020 Tara Reade and the Sexual Assault Charge Against former Vice-President Biden: A Commentary May 8, 2020
- May 6, 2020 Nikki Haley, Trump, Let the Govs. do It, and the Constitution, Part 2 May 6, 2020
- May 2, 2020 Trump's Magical Thinking Pt. 3: 'There Shall be No National Testing Program --- and the Virus Will Magically Go Away' May 2, 2020
- May 1, 2020 Trump, Testing, and His Magical Thinking: His Gaslighting and Diversion Can't Make the Horrific COVID-19 Death Count Stop Increasing, An "Enemy" He Can't Bully Away (2) May 1, 2020
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April 2020
- Apr 28, 2020 Donald Trump, the Trumpidemic2020©, and His Magical Thinking, Part 2 Apr 28, 2020
- Apr 23, 2020 Trump, Testing, and His Magical Thinking Apr 23, 2020
- Apr 20, 2020 Donald Trump, his Magical Thinking, and the Trumpidemic2020© Apr 20, 2020
- Apr 20, 2020 Nikki Haley, Trump, and Let the Govs. Do It, Part 1 Apr 20, 2020
- Apr 13, 2020 Hey, Nikki “Let the Governors Do It” Haley, the US Articles of Confederation Didn't Work. That's Why We Have the Constitution. Apr 13, 2020
- Apr 7, 2020 The US Ruling Class and Trump's Personality and Politics: A Fatal Attraction Apr 7, 2020
- Apr 6, 2020 The Deconstruction of the Administrative State and the Trumpidemic 2020 Apr 6, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 31, 2020 One-and-a-Half Months in the Life of Trump; 10 Days in the Life (and death) of New York City Mar 31, 2020
- Mar 30, 2020 The US Ruling Class and Trump’s Personality and Politics: A Fatal Attraction Mar 30, 2020
- Mar 25, 2020 The Deconstruction of the Administrative State and the Trumpidemic2020© Mar 25, 2020
- Mar 17, 2020 An Ounce of Prevention --- and Trump Could Have Been on a Glide-path the Re-election Mar 17, 2020
- Mar 13, 2020 The COVID-19 Epidemic and the Disastrous Federal Government Response: It Ain't Just Trump Mar 13, 2020
- Mar 5, 2020 Is the UK Tabloid Racist Hounding of Meghan Markle Just a Murdoch Diversion to Allow the Tories to Seize More Power? Mar 5, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 28, 2020 Advice to Bernie: Always Attack, Never Defend Feb 28, 2020
- Feb 27, 2020 Is the UK Tabloid Racist Hounding of Meghan Markle Just a Murdoch Diversion to Allow the Tories to Seize More Power? Feb 27, 2020
- Feb 20, 2020 Trumpite Fascism: A view from 2016 Feb 20, 2020
- Feb 14, 2020 What Might a Second Trump Term Look Like? It Will Not be Fun, Folks Feb 14, 2020
- Feb 12, 2020 Dershowitz and McConnell Create Two New Constitutional Rules That Don't Exist -- and the Implications for a Trump Dictatorship Feb 12, 2020
- Feb 6, 2020 Two New Constitutional Rules: Of Dershowitz and of McConnell Feb 6, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 29, 2020 Impeachment Thoughts: As the Defense (seems to) Rest Jan 29, 2020
- Jan 23, 2020 How Trump Thinks (and he does), as in: "I have done nothing wrong" Jan 23, 2020
- Jan 17, 2020 Ukraine: Some Historical Background Jan 17, 2020
- Jan 10, 2020 Trump, the Evangelical Republican Right (ERR), and "God" Jan 10, 2020
- Jan 5, 2020 Did Trump Assassinate Soleimani and Risk WWW III to Divert Attention From Damning New Evidence Corroborating the Ukrainian Extortion Scheme? Jan 5, 2020
- Jan 3, 2020 Trump Transactionalism Writ Large: The Soleimani Assassination and the Letter "U" Jan 3, 2020
- Jan 2, 2020 Trump and Lynching: An Historical Comparative Analysis Jan 2, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 27, 2019 SS Guards at Play, Lynching and Donald Trump: Normalizing the Unthinkable Dec 27, 2019
- Dec 26, 2019 The Galli-"Christianity Today" Controversy Dec 26, 2019
- Dec 20, 2019 The Mueller Report and The Third Article of Impeachment that Might Have Been Dec 20, 2019
- Dec 12, 2019 Carter Page and the Trump/Russia Connection - Revisited Dec 12, 2019
- Dec 6, 2019 Some Brief Observations, Oct.-Nov., 2019 Dec 6, 2019
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November 2019
- Nov 28, 2019 Before, Trump Was a Wealthy Blowhard Buffoon With the Taste of Liberace. Now He's an Enabler of Racism. Prescient BF Commentary From 2011. Nov 28, 2019
- Nov 12, 2019 Yes, In His Early Days, There Were Jews for Hitler Before the Full Horror of His Ideology Was Carried Out in the Holocaust Nov 12, 2019
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October 2019
- Oct 29, 2019 The Trump 'Witch-hunt' and the Real Thing(s) Oct 29, 2019
- Oct 27, 2019 Jewish Supporters of Trump Should Be Wary. In the Early Days of the Nazi Party, Some German Jews Supported Hitler Because He Was Anti-Communist. Oct 27, 2019
- Oct 17, 2019 What the Trumpublicans© Will Be Running on in 2020: 6 R's Plus 3 C's Oct 17, 2019
- Oct 12, 2019 What Might a Second Trump Term Look Like? Be Afraid, Very Afraid of the Very Thought of It Oct 12, 2019
- Oct 10, 2019 A Clinton Impeachment/Trump Impeachment Comparo Oct 10, 2019
- September 2019
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August 2019
- Aug 29, 2019 Jews for Hitler --- Yes There Were Some Aug 29, 2019
- Aug 25, 2019 Racism Is Built Into the DNA of the Republican Party Aug 25, 2019
- Aug 20, 2019 Rohn Kenyatta's '10 Questions:' A Response Aug 20, 2019
- Aug 14, 2019 The Doctrine of White Supremacy --- and the Hoaxer Tucker Carlson Aug 14, 2019
- Aug 8, 2019 Trumped, by Himself? Aug 8, 2019
- Aug 6, 2019 Selections from the Mueller Report, in the Director's Own Words Aug 6, 2019
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July 2019
- Jul 30, 2019 Running Against Trump and His Racism: Suggestions for Strategy and Tactics Jul 30, 2019
- Jul 23, 2019 A Brief History --- Xenophobia, Racism, and the Republican Party Jul 23, 2019
- Jul 16, 2019 Trump and Racism: A Revisit Jul 16, 2019
- Jul 11, 2019 The Epstein-Barr Virus and Donald J. Trump Jul 11, 2019
- Jul 3, 2019 Why do the Trumpublicans (tm) Stick with Trump, II? Jul 3, 2019
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June 2019
- Jun 27, 2019 Donald Trump: Loser Jun 27, 2019
- Jun 4, 2019 Trumpite Fascism: From Jan. 21, 2021: How the Nation Could Get There and a Brief Glimpse of What Would be Waiting for It Jun 4, 2019
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May 2019
- May 29, 2019 Trump and the Trumpublicans (tm): 'Look, Over There!' May 29, 2019
- May 22, 2019 A Revisit --- The Radical Right Rising: Capitalism in the 21st Century May 22, 2019
- May 13, 2019 The Criminalization of Thought on "When Life Begins" May 13, 2019
- May 9, 2019 Why do the Repubs. Stick with Trump? May 9, 2019
- May 1, 2019 Franklin Graham, Mayor Buttigieg, and Religious Doctrine on Homosexuality May 1, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 25, 2019 A Tale of Two Mueller Reports Apr 25, 2019
- Apr 18, 2019 A Trump-commentary Tweetstorm Apr 18, 2019
- Apr 11, 2019 On the Road to Dictatorship Apr 11, 2019
- Apr 1, 2019 The No Collusion Delusion (with a definition)" Apr 1, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 25, 2019 Katy Barr the Door* Mar 25, 2019
- Mar 14, 2019 Let's Take Trump at his Word: "It's a Hoax and a Witch-hunt;" What Then? Mar 14, 2019
- Mar 8, 2019 Looking Backward [to 2009]: Fox News, the Republican Party, and the Not-Loyal Opposition Mar 8, 2019
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February 2019
- Feb 22, 2019 It's Not About the Wall Feb 22, 2019
- Feb 15, 2019 Abortion Rights and Religious Authoritarianism Feb 15, 2019
- Feb 1, 2019 Ann Coulter's Wall and Trump's Continuing Drive towards Fascism Feb 1, 2019
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January 2019
- Jan 21, 2019 Hair Trump or Herr Trump, Revisited Jan 21, 2019
- Jan 10, 2019 The Reichstag Fire, the "Border Crisis" and the Establishment of Dictatorship Jan 10, 2019
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December 2018
- Dec 28, 2018 President Trump and the 'Syria Withdrawal:' Why Now? A Different Perspective Dec 28, 2018
- Dec 21, 2018 Is There a Slow-Motion Coup Underway? Dec 21, 2018
- Dec 20, 2018 The Repubs. and the Rightward Imperative: Gets Them to Trump --- And Then? Dec 20, 2018
- Dec 13, 2018 "Elle" and "The Preamblers" Dec 13, 2018
- Dec 5, 2018 The Bushes and "Honor" Dec 5, 2018
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November 2018
- Nov 30, 2018 The South Won the First Civil War --- Betcha Didn't Know That Nov 30, 2018
- Nov 23, 2018 The Art of the Con: Failure 1 and the Further Turn Towards Fascism Nov 23, 2018
- Nov 14, 2018 The Supreme Court and Judicial Review Nov 14, 2018
- Nov 5, 2018 The Day After* Nov 5, 2018
- Nov 2, 2018 There is no "Middle Ground:" It's Either the Second Civil War or Partition Nov 2, 2018
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October 2018
- Oct 28, 2018 Trumpite Governance, 2018-21, if there is no 'Blue Wave' in 2018 Oct 28, 2018
- Oct 23, 2018 The Popular Front: Once Again, it's Time Oct 23, 2018
- Oct 17, 2018 A Blue Wave? Not if the Repubs. Can Help It Oct 17, 2018
- Oct 10, 2018 Tribalism, No; Class Struggle, Yes Oct 10, 2018
- Oct 3, 2018 A Secular Humanist Jew's Thoughts on Yom Kippur: On Atheism and Theism, and on Religion and Political Religion Oct 3, 2018
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September 2018
- Sep 25, 2018 Trump. The Art of the Con: Is There a Method to His Madness? Sep 25, 2018
- Sep 20, 2018 On the Kavanaugh Nomination (as of Sept. 20, 2018) Sep 20, 2018
- Sep 12, 2018 'Anonymous' and the Ruling Class Sep 12, 2018
- Sep 6, 2018 Race remains the Trump Card Sep 6, 2018
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August 2018
- Aug 31, 2018 Sex, Sin, and Abortion Rights Aug 31, 2018
- Aug 21, 2018 From 'Fiddler on the Roof' to Netanyahu's Israel. How Did We Get from A to B? Aug 21, 2018
- Aug 17, 2018 Hair Trump or Herr Trump, Revisited Aug 17, 2018
- Aug 7, 2018 Trump, Racism, and the Republican Party Aug 7, 2018
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July 2018
- Jul 31, 2018 Trump-Putin Peace: As Easy as Pie (Oh, Really?) Jul 31, 2018
- Jul 24, 2018 The Jewish Refugee Crisis in Europe, 1939 (with apologies for its length) Jul 24, 2018
- Jul 17, 2018 What the U.S. Ruling Class and the Repubs. are Most Afraid Of Jul 17, 2018
- Jul 10, 2018 The Ruling Class and Donald Trump: Reaping the Whirlwind Jul 10, 2018
- Jul 3, 2018 The German Enabling Act of 1933 and the USA Enabling Decision of 2018 Jul 3, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 26, 2018 Election Planning: Trump Style Jun 26, 2018
- Jun 19, 2018 Trumpite Foreign Policy: Determined by Campaign Slogans Jun 19, 2018
- Jun 12, 2018 Retrospective No. 4: "On the 'Baker's Case' and LGBTQ Rights" Jun 12, 2018
- Jun 7, 2018 On the Brink of Fascism in the U.S.: The Role of the Ruling Class, Part 2 Jun 7, 2018
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May 2018
- May 29, 2018 On the Brink of Fascism in the U.S.: The Role of the Ruling Class, Part 1 May 29, 2018
- May 23, 2018 Trump in Trouble: Circling the Wagons. Why now?" May 23, 2018
- May 17, 2018 Retrospective No. 3: "Why the Current Israeli Government Will Not Negotiate (Seriously)" May 17, 2018
- May 8, 2018 Trump Welshes on the 'Iran Deal.' Why? May 8, 2018
- May 1, 2018 The Big Blue Wave? Not So Fast May 1, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 23, 2018 Retrospective No. 2: "The Cometization of the 2016 Elections: The Role of the Ruling Class" Apr 23, 2018
- Apr 17, 2018 Retrospective No. 1: "I'm Shocked, Shocked (about the Libby Commutation), Not" Apr 17, 2018
- Apr 12, 2018 Short Takes II: On Trump-stuff (What Else[?]) and Some Other Stuff Too Apr 12, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 27, 2018 Trumpite Functional Fascism: On the March Mar 27, 2018
- Mar 14, 2018 "A Sometime Guide to Jane Mayer's New Yorker Column on Christopher Steele and 'The Dossier' " Mar 14, 2018
- Mar 2, 2018 The Centrality of Carter Page and the Trump/Russia Connection Mar 2, 2018
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February 2018
- Feb 21, 2018 Short Takes 1: On Trump-stuff and the Florida Shooting/Gun Control Feb 21, 2018
- Feb 6, 2018 21st Century Trumpite Fascism, the Previously Published Parts 1-4, Plus a New Introduction Feb 6, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 30, 2018 "Trump-Russia:" Qui Bono?" Jan 30, 2018
- Jan 23, 2018 "21st Century Fascism, Part 4: How To 'Repeal and Replace' Trumpite 21st Century Functional Fascism -- Some Thoughts Jan 23, 2018
- Jan 17, 2018 21st Century Fascism -- Republican/Trump Style, Part 3: What Can be Done, An Introduction Jan 17, 2018
- Jan 10, 2018 21st Century Fascism: Trump Style -- Part II Jan 10, 2018
- Jan 4, 2018 21st Century Fascism: Trump Style -- Part I Jan 4, 2018
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December 2017
- Dec 28, 2017 Trump Tweets, 2017 Dec 28, 2017
- Dec 19, 2017 Israel-Palestine: Trumped, Part 2: Likud, the Repubs., and their Respective Class Interests Dec 19, 2017
- Dec 12, 2017 Israel-Palestine: Trumped, Part 1: Why the Israeli Right Will Never Negotiate Dec 12, 2017
- Dec 6, 2017 LGBT Rights and Religious Freedom Dec 6, 2017
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November 2017
- Nov 30, 2017 The Triumph of Capitalism and the Rise of the Radical Right Nov 30, 2017
- Nov 22, 2017 Justice Scalia, Judge Moore, the Constitution, and "Originalism" Nov 22, 2017
- Nov 15, 2017 The 75 Years War Against the Soviet Union, Part 2 Nov 15, 2017
- Nov 10, 2017 The 75 Years War Against the Soviet Union, Part 1 Nov 10, 2017
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October 2017
- Oct 25, 2017 "Losing the Abortion Wars" Oct 25, 2017
- Oct 19, 2017 Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, and THE Prince of Wales, Part 2 Oct 19, 2017
- Oct 12, 2017 Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and THE Prince of Wales, Part 1 Oct 12, 2017
- Oct 6, 2017 The Last Viet Nam War: Who Won?" Oct 6, 2017
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September 2017
- Sep 28, 2017 Is Trump Crazy? Personality disorder? Or crazy like a fox? Sep 28, 2017
- Sep 7, 2017 Korea --- A Settlement? Very Possible, Highly Unlikely, But --- Sep 7, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 30, 2017 The Election of 1860 (and 2020?) Aug 30, 2017
- Aug 25, 2017 The Right-wing Imperative, the Republican Party, and Trump Aug 25, 2017
- Aug 22, 2017 Trump on Afghanistan Aug 22, 2017
- Aug 10, 2017 Trump and Gen. Kelly: What is He There For?" Aug 10, 2017
- Aug 2, 2017 Trump and His Base Aug 2, 2017
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July 2017
- Jul 25, 2017 Trump's Future; with Bits of his Past Jul 25, 2017
- Jul 13, 2017 Trump, Bannon, Poland, and 'The Triumph of Will" Jul 13, 2017
- Jul 4, 2017 Trump and the War on the Media: On the road to Fascism Jul 4, 2017
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June 2017
- Jun 27, 2017 Permanent War and the U.S. Military-Industrial Complex Jun 27, 2017
- Jun 14, 2017 Trump: The 'Peace' Candidate Jun 14, 2017
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May 2017
- May 30, 2017 Trumpism and the Ruling Class: Will the U.S. Ever Recover? May 30, 2017
- May 5, 2017 Trump's Triumphant First 100 Days (for the Ruling Class)" May 5, 2017
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April 2017
- Apr 24, 2017 "Trump: The 'Shift' and the Ruling Class" Apr 24, 2017
- Apr 12, 2017 Bush/Cheney, Trump, and Permanent War Apr 12, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 29, 2017 On the Limits of "Free Speech" -- Variations Over Time Mar 29, 2017
- Mar 21, 2017 Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Mythical "Middle Ground" Mar 21, 2017
- Mar 16, 2017 "A U.S. Diplomat and Self-Delusion" Mar 16, 2017
- Mar 10, 2017 Racism, Charles Murray, and Free Speech Mar 10, 2017
- Mar 3, 2017 "The Russia House: A Class Analysis" Mar 3, 2017
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February 2017
- Feb 24, 2017 Why They Are Coming for the Immigrants" Feb 24, 2017
- Feb 14, 2017 2017 Onwards, Column No. 2: "Why the Muslim Ban?" Feb 14, 2017
- Feb 6, 2017 "Warning (Warnung, auch)" Feb 6, 2017
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January 2017
- Jan 21, 2017 TRUMPED Jan 21, 2017
- Jan 12, 2017 The Repubs., the Religious Right, and the Criminalization of Religious Belief Jan 12, 2017
- Jan 6, 2017 The Repubs.’ New – Old – ‘New-Trumpian’ Base: The Religious Right, Part 1 Jan 6, 2017
- Jan 2, 2017 OpEds: A Trump Retrospective Jan 2, 2017
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December 2016
- Dec 20, 2016 Trump and the Ruling Class Dec 20, 2016
- Dec 14, 2016 The Dominant Sector of the U.S. Ruling Class Takes Full Control Part I: A Brief History Dec 14, 2016
- Dec 7, 2016 The Phony War, Trump, and the U.S. Ruling Class Dec 7, 2016
- Dec 1, 2016 In Honor of Fidel Dec 1, 2016
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November 2016
- Nov 25, 2016 Mike Pence Dominionist: The Next President of the United States? Nov 25, 2016
- Nov 20, 2016 Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Leadership Council, and How to Lose an Election Nov 20, 2016
- Nov 10, 2016 Racism Wins Again Nov 10, 2016
- Nov 1, 2016 The Cometization of the 2016 Elections: The Role of the Ruling Class Nov 1, 2016
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October 2016
- Oct 24, 2016 Donald Trump and the ‘Rigged Election:’ What’s it all About, Alfie? Oct 24, 2016
- Oct 15, 2016 Donald Trump and the Repubs. Abandoning Ship Oct 15, 2016
- Oct 15, 2016 Mike Pence and the Future of the Republican Party Oct 15, 2016
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September 2016
- Sep 29, 2016 The Lesser of the Evils Sep 29, 2016
- Sep 22, 2016 Do You Want Fascism to Come to the U.S. Sooner, or Later? Sep 22, 2016
- Sep 14, 2016 The End(s) of Capitalism Sep 14, 2016
- Sep 8, 2016 Revisiting ‘9/11’ on its 15th Anniversary, in the Context of the Reichstag Fire Sep 8, 2016
- Sep 4, 2016 Colin Kaepernick, the National Anthem, the Meaning of ‘Freedom,’ and the U.S. Right Sep 4, 2016
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August 2016
- Aug 29, 2016 Mr. Trump and the Damage Done: Where does the Republican Party Go from Here? Aug 29, 2016
- Aug 19, 2016 The Bill Clinton Legacy Aug 19, 2016
- Aug 5, 2016 The Impeachment of President Donald J. Trump: Hoist by his Own Petard — The Briefest of Histories Aug 5, 2016
- Aug 1, 2016 The Infiltrator; a Drug Story Aug 1, 2016
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July 2016
- Jul 21, 2016 The ‘Rightward Imperative:’ on Full Display at the RNC Jul 21, 2016
- April 2016
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February 2016
- Feb 16, 2016 Antonin Scalia: a Bundle of Contradictions Feb 16, 2016
- Feb 7, 2016 “The GOP: the Party of Hate (and ‘religion’)” Feb 7, 2016
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January 2016
- Jan 11, 2016 The Republican-Christian Alliance Begins to Come Out Jan 11, 2016
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November 2015
- Nov 22, 2015 Fascism in the 21st Century: Part II, A 21st Century Adaptation Nov 22, 2015
- Nov 11, 2015 Fascism in the 21st Century: Part I, Briefly, Its 20th Century Background Nov 11, 2015
- Nov 3, 2015 The GOP and the Rightward Imperative: Continued Nov 3, 2015
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October 2015
- Oct 26, 2015 “Bernie Sanders’ ‘Democratic Socialism’ ” Oct 26, 2015
- Oct 8, 2015 Did Netanyahu Play the Holocaust Card One Time too Many? Oct 8, 2015
- Oct 2, 2015 “Hair Trump or Herr Trump?” Oct 2, 2015
- Oct 1, 2015 The 15% Solution: Chapter 2: “Fascism in America: An Overview” Oct 1, 2015
- Oct 1, 2015 The 15% Solution: Chapter 20: “What Might Have Been Done” Oct 1, 2015
- Oct 1, 2015 The 15% Solution: Appendix II: “The Nature of Fascism” Oct 1, 2015
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September 2015
- Sep 25, 2015 “Observations on the 2nd Repub. ‘Debate’” Sep 25, 2015
- Sep 16, 2015 On Political Religion at the Jewish New Year Sep 16, 2015
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August 2015
- Aug 25, 2015 Marco Rubio, Political Religion, and the Republican Party Aug 25, 2015
- Aug 18, 2015 Trump —Racist—Revisited Aug 18, 2015
- Aug 15, 2015 Who Won the Fox Repub. ‘Debate?’ Why Fox, of Course Aug 15, 2015
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July 2015
- Jul 31, 2015 The Iran Deal: Who Can You Trust? Jul 31, 2015
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June 2015
- Jun 19, 2015 From Millard Fillmore to Donald Trump: Nativism and the GOP Jun 19, 2015
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March 2015
- Mar 26, 2015 Ted Cruz and the Political Use of Christian-Rightism Mar 26, 2015
- Mar 13, 2015 The Preposterous Spectacle of the Modern Republican Party Mar 13, 2015
- Mar 4, 2015 The Mad Platform: Takeaways from the CPAC Convention, 2015 Mar 4, 2015
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December 2014
- Dec 8, 2014 Ukraine: A Clash of Capitalisms Dec 8, 2014
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June 2014
- Jun 12, 2014 If “Stalin = Communism = Bad,” Why not “Hitler = Capitalism = Bad?” Part II Jun 12, 2014
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August 2011
- Aug 25, 2011 The Lesser of the Evils: Hindsight is 20/20, but McCain Shudda Won Aug 25, 2011
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October 2004
- Oct 28, 2004 WHY THE PATRIOT ACT? Oct 28, 2004
- Oct 25, 2004 SPECIAL UPDATE - THE CHENEYS’ DAUGHTER FLAP Oct 25, 2004
- Oct 21, 2004 GEORGE BUSH’S AMERICA Oct 21, 2004
- Oct 21, 2004 The ‘Nader Problem’ in a Broader Perspective Oct 21, 2004
- Oct 14, 2004 Why Kerry Wins by Dane Strother Oct 14, 2004
- Oct 7, 2004 THE DEBATE Oct 7, 2004
- Oct 6, 2004 VIETNAM AND IRAQ: SOME COMPARISONS Oct 6, 2004
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September 2004
- Sep 30, 2004 FOUR 800 LB. GORILLAS IN THE CAMPAIGN ROOM Sep 30, 2004
- Sep 23, 2004 Fixing the Kerry Campaign Sep 23, 2004
- Sep 16, 2004 LESSONS FROM JAPAN, PART II: SUCCESSFUL OCCUPATIONS Sep 16, 2004
- Sep 9, 2004 THOUGHTS ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGEDY OF 9/11/2001 Sep 9, 2004
- Sep 2, 2004 LESSONS FROM JAPAN, PART I: GIVING FALSE REASONS FOR GOING TO WAR Sep 2, 2004
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August 2004
- Aug 26, 2004 Dealing with the Republican National Convention and Related Issues Aug 26, 2004
- Aug 18, 2004 THE BEST OF DR. JONAS Aug 18, 2004
- Aug 12, 2004 Some Thoughts For and About the Kerry Campaign, VI Aug 12, 2004
- Aug 5, 2004 SOME THOUGHTS FOR AND ABOUT THE KERRY CAMPAIGN, V Aug 5, 2004
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July 2004
- Jul 29, 2004 SOME THOUGHTS FOR AND ABOUT THE KERRY CAMPAIGN, IV Jul 29, 2004
- Jul 29, 2004 SOME THOUGHTS FOR AND ABOUT THE KERRY CAMPAIGN, IV Jul 29, 2004
- Jul 22, 2004 SOME THOUGHTS FOR AND ABOUT THE KERRY CAMPAIGN, III Jul 22, 2004
- Jul 15, 2004 SOME THOUGHTS FOR AND ABOUT THE KERRY CAMPAIGN, II Jul 15, 2004
- Jul 8, 2004 SOME THOUGHTS FOR AND ABOUT THE KERRY CAMPAIGN, I Jul 8, 2004
- Jul 1, 2004 COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT Jul 1, 2004
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June 2004
- Jun 24, 2004 ’You Know me Al:’ On the German Reichstag Fire of Feb. 27, 1933 and the 9/11/01 Bombing of the World Trade Center, Part II Jun 24, 2004
- Jun 17, 2004 ‘The Ralph Nader Problem’ --- A Re-run plus Jun 17, 2004
- Jun 10, 2004 Ronald Reagan’s Legacy Jun 10, 2004
- Jun 3, 2004 ’You Know Me Al:’ On the Reichstag Fire of Feb. 27, 1933 and the 9/11/01 Bombing of the World Trade Center. Part I Jun 3, 2004
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May 2004
- May 27, 2004 On Fascism ---- and the Georgites May 27, 2004
- May 27, 2004 On Fascism ---- and the Georgites May 27, 2004
- May 20, 2004 On John Ashcroft --- and Jefferson Davis May 20, 2004
- May 6, 2004 Possible Explanations for Bush Behavior and 9/11 May 6, 2004
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April 2004
- Apr 29, 2004 On George Bush and Religion, Part 2 Apr 29, 2004
- Apr 8, 2004 On George Bush and Religion Apr 8, 2004
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March 2004
- Mar 25, 2004 Brief Essays Mar 25, 2004
- Mar 16, 2004 You Know Me Al: The Iraq War --- So What was it About, Anyway? Mar 16, 2004
- Mar 11, 2004 “A Word (or two) on Ralph Nader” Mar 11, 2004
- Mar 4, 2004 “A Firebell in the Night” Mar 4, 2004
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February 2004
- Feb 26, 2004 Junkies Update: “On DOCTOR Dean” Feb 26, 2004
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