John Peeler: Trump fancies himself a leader; here he dramatically refuses to lead, refuses to tell his people the truth, even though many of them—or their children and grandchildren—will suffer dire consequences from his failure to act.
John Peeler
John Peeler is a retired professor of political science at Bucknell University, specializing in Latin American and international affairs. After growing up in Florida and Georgia, he moved north as a teenager, and began a lifelong leftward migration. He’s been writing primarily for LA Progressive since 2008. He continues to live in central Pennsylvania.
Rescue and Recovery: Picking Up the Pieces After the Trump Madness
John Peeler: Our children and grandchildren—those who survive—will look back on Trump’s and conservatives’ response to global climate change; they will see that we knew what had to be done, and our leaders flatly refused to do it.
Nationalism? Are You Kidding?
John Peeler: When Trump calls for nationalism for everyone, everywhere, he can’t be serious. What he really wants for the rest of the world is the fraudulent nationalism of Vichy France, or the South African bantustans, or Duvalier’s Haiti.
On Natives and Aliens: A Hawaiian Reflection
John Peeler: We imagine an ideal, unspoiled island ecosystem, but how can we determine when that system existed, and what species were part of it?
A Conspiracy for Sanity
John Peeler: We are now seeing, for the first time, evidence that mainstream Republicans who hold office in the administration are going public with their misgivings and with their strategies for containing the damage that Trump can do to core Republican values like free trade and strong alliances.
A Really Bad Book on Machiavelli—And the President Who Channels It
John Peeler: But even when he’s not cited as an example, Trump really exemplifies many of these points, such as being unpredictable, paranoid, responding poorly to criticism, lying, never saying he’s sorry, having no conscience, screaming at people.
The Right Wing, Trump and Media Fairness Rules
John Peeler: In the old days broadcast media had to give equal time to opposing points of view. Could Fox News as we know it even survive such a standard?
Them That Has—And Them That Was Had
John Peeler: Republicans since Goldwater have appealed to whites by accusing blacks of getting special favors, even while pursuing Big-Business policies that made the plight of the white working class worse.
Deep State, or State of Deep Troubles?
John Peeler: Both Trump and the Austrian government seem to see their respective intelligence agencies as enemies rather than impartial servants.
Peronism: The Future of Trumpism?
John Peeler: What we can learn from the Argentine case is that, having elected Donald Trump and empowered his white working class base, he will remain a force on our political scene for the rest of his life, and likely even after his death.
Koch Bails Out
John Peeler: What we see here is a confirmation that the Big Business wing of the party, having lost control of the party to Trump, is trying to increase their leverage by pressuring GOP candidates to choose.
The Clown: Trump’s Historical Role
John Peeler: Trump’s most ardent supporters sincerely believe he is the greatest president ever, while most of the rest of us think of him as a danger to the republic. It is increasingly clear that he is neither: he is a clown.
If You Believe
John Peeler: If you believe that this country was great back when it was for white folks and blacks knew their place, black lives don’t matter.
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