Donald Trump is anti-woman, anti-Hispanic, anti-black, anti-anything that would bring the country together. — Sally Bradshaw, Republican Strategist This appears to be the unifying theme for policy under the Trump administration. Trump has no hesitation appealing to his white nationalist base. He confirmed this when he defended Neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members after Charlottesville. … Continue reading
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A Bipartisan Response To Charlottesville And The Trump Administration Like many Americans, I was appalled by the events this weekend in Charlottesville. As the cameras turned to the president’s golf retreat in New Jersey, my disgust turned to outrage as Trump failed an early test of…
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In comparing Canada and the United States in their statements on Ramadan, you will see that one country is led by a bright, articulate leader and the other nation is led by Donald Trump. Trudeau’s statement is sincere, respectful and inclusive, while Trump spends approximately half the…
It is hard to find comparison’s in American history for the first 147-days of the Trump Presidency. It is, however, decidedly Wilsonian. Woodrow Wilson, the former Princeton University President and great internationalist, you ask? No – George Wilson, the grumpy neighbor from Dennis the Menace. Trump’s signature policies to date have largely been knee-jerk, poorly … Continue reading
Jewish facilities in eight states, the District of Columbia and Toronto were the target of threats today, including bomb threats to the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) offices in Atlanta, Boston, New York and Washington. Even prior to these incidents, the ADL had tracked 122 bomb threats so far this year. This sparked every member of the … Continue reading
Citing the “alarming increase in bias-motivated violence” since the election of President Trump that has left “[m]any members of racial, ethnic and religious minority communities, as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, live in very real fear for their safety,” Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a … Continue reading
This evening the Senate found Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren out of order for reading a letter from Coretta Scott King submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee with regard to Jeff Session’s 1986 nomination to serve as a federal judge in Alabama. Senator Warren was shocked and responded, I am surprised that the words of Coretta … Continue reading
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On February 2, Reuters reported that the Trump Administration was changing the Department of Homeland Security’s program “Countering Violent Extremism” would no longer target groups such as white supremacists who have also carried out bombings and shootings in the United States. The program instead wold focus…
The Trump Administration is revamping the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Violent Extremism,” or CVE program. It will now be called “Countering Islamic Extremism” or “Countering Radical Islamic Extremism,”and will no longer target groups such as white supremacists according to a Reuters report. This is despite: the presence of more than 892 active hate groups … Continue reading
Conservative columnist David Brooks offered a stinging rebuke of Republicans who embrace Donald Trump in yesterday’s New York Times. The Republican Fausts David Brooks JAN. 31, 2017 But if the last 10 days have made anything clear, it’s this: The Republican Fausts are in an untenable position. The deal they’ve struck with the devil comes … Continue reading
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