Robert Koehler: The world is organized the way it is right now thanks to Europe’s nearly 500 years of invasion, conquest and colonization.
From Greaseball to Street Intellectual: My Love Affair with Books—Part II
Bruce Lerro: Through break-ups, aggravation with socialist organizations and financial insecurity I have never lost the feeling that there is nothing like sitting in my library reading while listening to classical music and drinking a cup of coffee.
When Wilbur Met Marie
Lauren Windsor: Monsieur Ross frequently refused to answer questions—and why should he answer them? These people aren’t billionaires. Who do they think they are???
How Can America Really Be Exceptional?
Michael T. Hertz: My conclusion is that society should be organized so that each of us should be trained to look out for one another. We should assume that our role in life is to see that life is the best possible for our fellows.
ACLU Uncovers Sexual Harassment at Orange County Shelters
A year-long investigation by the ACLU of Southern California uncovered toxic and unsafe conditions inside three shelters in Orange County
Impeachment: We Owe It to Ourselves
Lance Simmens: The implications of correcting the massive collision course we are on with ethics, honesty, truth, facts and justice are immense for not only the present generation but for generations to come.
Brexit: As a British Constitutional Crisis
John Peeler: We have a government that cannot command a majority on the major issue of the day, but which is kept in power by members who don’t agree with the prime minister on that issue.
The Impeachment of Donald J. Trump, Part II
Ted Vaill: If he does leave office, he would be succeeded by Wimpy VP Mike Pence, who almost certainly would not be nominated to be President on his own at the 2020 Republican Convention.
In Defense of Being Maladjusted
Tom Hastings: I still wonder if the Trump Effect—the normalization of blatant lying—is working its way into layers of our culture, our society, our daily lives.
The Impeachment of Donald J. Trump
Ted Vaill: for such impeachment to be accepted by the American electorate, especially the “Deplorables” who currently form Trump’s rabid base, the evidence must be overwhelming that he is corrupt, unfit for office and probably a traitor.
Jared Kushner’s Top Secret Clearance
WJ Astore: Kushner needs this clearance to perform all the magic he’s apparently capable of, such as reinventing government, negotiating with Mexico, solving the opioid epidemic, and bringing peace to the Middle East.
O.N.E.
Tom Hastings: Almost no matter their country or countries of origin, I lead with a sincere apology for the Dear Leader who lost the popular vote but still managed to get installed in the most powerful office on Earth.
I’m Two Days Older Than You, So I’m Always Right
Johnny Townsend: Feinstein failed when she used her age and time on the job as proof she knew better than the people she was representing.
