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America, Authoritarianism, Books, City, Liberty, Trump, Trumpism, Tyranny
Snyder’s On Tyranny
by JOHN ADAMS •
Prof. Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: ‘Lesssons from the Twentieth Century’ (2017) recently came my way. By design, it’s a brief presentation of twenty lessons that Snyder has discerned after a long career as a historian, with significant study and research on twentieth-century European history. It’s a small, inviting pamphlet addressing a big, unwelcome subject. We’ve…
Disinformation, Mendacity, Republicans, Trump
Fact-Checking RNC 2020, Third Night
by JOHN ADAMS •
Crime, Law, Trump, Wall
Trump Offers Pardons for Bad Policy
by JOHN ADAMS •
Disinformation, Mendacity, Republicans, Trump
Fact-Checking RNC 2020, Second Night
by JOHN ADAMS •
Disinformation, Mendacity, Republicans, Trump
Fact-Checking RNC 2020, First Night
by JOHN ADAMS •
Corruption, Crime, Self-Dealing, Trump
Michael Cohen
by JOHN ADAMS •
Economy, Trump
End the Misery
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, Democrats, Never Trump, Trump
The Democratic National Convention 2020, Fourth Night: Biden
by JOHN ADAMS •
Every party needs a nominee, and to advance their views, and oppose the views of Trumpism’s nativist horde, these Democrats have chosen Biden. A year ago, Trump’s pressure campaign against Ukraine made clear how much Trump worried over Biden’s possible nomination. In Biden’s acceptance speech last night, one can see why Trump selfishly worried about Biden, but…
Republicans, Trump
Republican Voters Against Trump: Kenneth, a thirty-year Republican, is voting for Biden to protect our institutions
by JOHN ADAMS •
? “I think I was right that Donald Trump could not be trusted with those basic responsibilities of a U.S. President.” Are you a Republican, ex-Republican, or Trump-voter who won’t support the president this November? Share your story here: https://rvat.org/tell-your-story To get involved in the project, go to https://rvat.org/get-involved To help support their mission, go…
America, Democrats, Never Trump, Trump
The Democratic National Convention 2020, Third Night: The Case Against Trump and for a Better America
by JOHN ADAMS •
In one night, through two speakers, the Democrats succinctly made their case against Donald Trump (through Barack Obama) and for an alternative (through Kamala Harris). There have been, we may be grateful, few times that America has faced so existential a threat as Trumpism. No one would envy us these times; no caring person would…
Elections, Never Trump, Trump
Complacent
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, Democrats, Liberty, Never Trump, Trump
The Democratic National Convention 2020, Second Night: The Roll Call Vote That Looks Like America
by JOHN ADAMS •
Under the threat from Trumpism, the Democrats of this convention have built a coalition, of themselves supportive independents, that looks like America. In their roll call vote last night, one saw the success of their efforts. Those opposed to Trump might have wilted under pressure from the power of the federal executive branch, but they…