In the U.S., presidents do not have the legal power to delay or cancel elections. In fact, the U.S. Constitution requires that a new Congress be sworn in a year […]
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The politics of cheating to stay in charge
Currently, the California state effort to temporarily upend its current election redistricting process, initiated by the governor’s office, seems on track to be successful. We should not become complacent, however, […]
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The politics of Trump and the Olympics again
To be clear, as POTUS, in spite of more loud threats and harangues lately, Donald Trump does not have the legal authority to unilaterally cancel or move the 2028 Olympics […]
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The politics of Trump as the nutty granddad
Most of us have at least one family member we would prefer not to have. There’s the boozy, profane aunt, the loud, always-lying cousin, the funky-smelling and sticky-fingered grandparent, etc. […]
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Practical Politics
It is already virtually guaranteed that whenever Donald Trump’s current and last presidency ends, the U.S. will be poorer, not necessarily wiser, and most likely no longer the world’s number […]
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Practical Politics
The politics of knowing for certain
when you’ve chosen badly
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Practical Politics
The politics of a criminal president
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Practical Politics
To be clear, the recent tariffs imposed by POTUS Donald Trump will not help American taxpayers in the main. In fact, tariffs will distinctly hurt Black citizens in particular, since […]
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Practical Politics
As Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes ( actually Teddy Pendergrass doing the lead singing) once sang, “Wake Up, Everybody! No more sleeping in bed ! No more backward thinking, […]
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Practical Politics
“Be careful what you wish for, it can come in smashing you in the mouth!” I learned that in my Southern childhood, and it’s still so.The Republican Party organizers came […]
