There Are No Turning Points
With every flashing headline, every bright chyron claiming "breaking news" we expect our worlds are changing. In the current political atmosphere in the US those come fast and furious and leads pundit...
3 Des 201954min
What's Better Than Listening to Your Crazy Relatives Talk Politics?
Psssst. Put down that drumstick. Push back from the Thanksgiving table. You don't need any more of that pumpkin pie. (And we say that as your friend.) We have something better for you to do, in keepin...
28 Nov 201941min
How Does a Nation Go Morally Bankrupt?: Gradually and then Suddenly.
The president of the United States, always searching for lower lows, has done profound damage to the military, our system of justice and America's standing in the world by pardoning war criminals from...
26 Nov 201957min
If You Think Post-Impeachment Hearings Depression is Bad, Wait Till You See What's Next
Adam Schiff masterfully conducted impeachment hearings that made the case that Donald Trump sought to bribe and extort the president of Ukraine, using his official office to advance personal interests...
22 Nov 201948min
While the World Burns: Impeachment Week Ahead and Other Trumpian Catastrophes
This week promises to be a dramatic on the impeachment front. Is Gordon Sondland going to tell the truth (for the first time) or lie (again)? What about Lt. Col Vindman, Fiona Hill and the others to c...
18 Nov 201943min
What if the Facts on Impeachment Just Don't Matter?
In Ohio today, one house of the legislature passed a law saying that if a student gets a science question wrong at school because it does not conform with his religious beliefs it can't be held agains...
15 Nov 20191h 3min
Through the Lens of Ukraine: The Escalating Dangers of Trump Foreign Policy
With all eyes on the impeachment hearings this week, we take a step back to reframe the discussion about Trump shake-down of the Ukrainian government in terms of the damage that was done to U.S. natio...
12 Nov 201931min
Let's Not Screw Up This Impeachment Thing, OK?
Next week public hearings on impeachment will begin. Democrats, led by Rep. Adam Schiff, will make the case that Donald Trump sought to bribe a foreign official, one of the few high crimes and misdeme...
8 Nov 201951min
