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Trump Fights the Judiciary

The second of three posts on professions the Trump administration is trying to compromise focuses on the judiciary. The other…

5 months ago

Why the Administration is Challenging Academia

This post, which could be called the third leg on the aggression stool, looks at why the administration is going…

5 months ago

Journalists are Using 21st Century Samizdat

Donald Trump understands power. And he understands that his administration will gain if he co-opts--if not outrightly corrupts--the media, academia…

5 months ago

The Antidote to OBBBA? Remember Who Supported it and Vote!

After a few days of Mendacity Theater in late June and early July, Congress passed and the President signed the…

5 months ago

Midterm Questions Suggest a Nation on the Precipice

There will be many important elections during the next year. Among these are gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia,…

5 months ago

It’s Ultimately about Cruelty and Control, Folks

One of the goals of Vote This Time is to present political content to those who are bored by or…

5 months ago

For the Next 3 Years Elections are about More than Politics

It’s totally understandable that many people find politics distasteful and pay as little attention to it as possible. Indeed, there…

5 months ago

This is an Important Year in Politics

It may not seem that way, but 2025 is a turning a point. The year after a presidential election is…

5 months ago

“Soft Secession” is a Quiet Response to a Dramatic Challenge

Three surprises: There is an elegant solution to our problem of governance, it already is being implemented and the Supreme…

5 months ago

It’s Not Wise to Abstain from Voting

One of the rationales people use when they abstain from voting is that the Republicans and Democrats are the same…

5 months ago