New perspectives on how history is made
Some suggest he’d be in violation of the Emoluments Clause in the Constitution. They’re wrong.
But he’s broken new ground in commuting the sentences of crack cocaine users. It’s one legacy Trump can’t overturn.
It is now time to rid ourselves of the last constitutional vestige of the peculiar institution: the Electoral College.
Maybe nothing can be done to dismantle the Electoral College, but it won’t matter over the long term.
He not only badly lost the popular vote, he did this in an election where there was no major third party candidate to blame for his receiving a low total. This is unprecedented.
But Trump won’t admit it?
Some misguided students think it is. They’re wrong.
Since George Washington’s day, presidents have sought balance in their selections. Not Trump.
Like Abigail, who speculated in war bonds, she grew rich.
Trump’s no Hitler, but we must watch carefully to see how he exercises power.
Walling off neighbors has horrible consequences.
We should get clear about who stands for what these days.
Like Nixon, Trump may reap what he has sowed.
They’re riding to power on the backs of minorities who make easy targets.
His appointments so far are shockingly more extreme than at any point in all of American history.
A bill that will do that – and a lot of other things – has got broad bipartisan support.
For decades it was convenient to treat those outbreaks as a freak of nature. No more.
If we don’t face the race problem there will be far too many hung juries and far too little justice in our future.
They didn’t hold their nose and vote for Trump. They voted enthusiastically. Here’s why.
They made foolish choices.
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