Polling from Morning Consult illustrates well the limitations of Trump’s base-only strategy: his support (base and supportive voters) represents less than needed for re-election. That support is, in fact, notably consistent in its inadequacy: Over many months, including before the brunt of the pandemic, Trump has been stuck in a weak position. This does not…
America
America, Authoritarianism, Corruption, Economy, Public Health, Trump, Unfit
Trump’s American Carnage
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, Bigotry, Culture, Law, Race
Trevor Noah on Racial Injustice
by JOHN ADAMS •
I received a recommendation of these insightful, compelling remarks from Trevor Noah, and am happy to post the full video (originally recorded on 5.29.20).
America, Bigotry, History, Never Trump, Politics, Treason, Trump
The Flag of Treason
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, History, Military
Memorial Day 2020
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, Coronavirus, Economy, Public Health, Trump
Mourning in America
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, Bigotry, History, Mendacity, Politics, Race, Wisconsin, WISGOP
WISGOP Treasurer Brian Westrate ‘Well Understands’ Nothing
by JOHN ADAMS •
A horde of ignorant, but racially motivated, men infest the Wisconsin GOP. Brian Westrate is a good example of playing to this bad condition: in an attempt to discourage racist Republicans from displaying Confederate banners at a protest, he erroneously (and outrageously) contended that he did “well understand that the Confederacy was more about states…
America, Coronavirus, Freedom of Speech, Israel, Libertarians, Liberty
Israeli Discipline, American Disorder
by JOHN ADAMS •
Free expression is not a rejection of reason, including reason in public health. Libertarian politics – of free markets in capital, labor, and goods, of responsible government, of individual liberty, and of peaceful international relations – requires a mature discipline. I do not support recent protests against temporary public health measures during this pandemic. And…
America, History, Politics, Trump, Unfit
Great American Speeches
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, Coronavirus, History, Politics, Public Health, Trump
How to Handle a Crisis
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, Coronavirus
Heroes
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, Music
Monday Music: Honoring Ellis Marsalis
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, Authoritarianism, Law, Liberty, Never Trump, Trump
The Creeping Authoritarianism in Trump’s America
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, Resistance, Trump
Times of Resolution & Defiance
by JOHN ADAMS •
Churchill proposed a ‘moral of the work’ for his series The Second World War: In War: Resolution, In Defeat: Defiance, In Victory: Magnanimity, In Peace: Goodwill. Our times are not Churchill’s times, yet the moral of his work is suitable for us. It’s suitable for us, however, in a partial and unfinished way – we…