When “Insurrection” Is Convenient: Trump, Minneapolis, and the Politics of Hypocrisy

By Mark M. Bello President Donald Trump’s latest threat to invoke the Insurrection Act — a rarely used 1807 law that would allow him to send the U.S. military into American cities — exposes a startling hypocrisy in how this administration defines “insurrection.” Trump publicly announced Thursday that he might deploy troops to Minnesota to […]

A Tale of Two Pardons

A Tale of Two Pardons by CJ Waldron The power to grant pardons is one of the most powerful weapons in the presidential arsenal. It has been used to correct long ago decided wrongs, those convicted of possessing a small amount of marijuana under the archaic drug policies enacted by the Nixon Administration. It has […]

America is Now at Risk

January 6 four years ago was a dark day in America. That was the day that Donald Trump zealots attacked the U.S. Capitol, storming through broken windows and doors, and assaulting brave law enforcement officers. It was a violent attack spawned by Trump, one that even featured a makeshift gallows on the Capitol grounds that […]

The Price of Bacon (Post-election analysis)

by Bob Gatty Listen to the commentary. View the commentary The Price of Bacon “They just gave the fox the keys to the henhouse and Putin Eastern Europe, but it seems that Trump’s followers are more concerned about the price of bacon than having detention camps and Big Brother always watching while under an autocratic […]

Trump Warns of Military Action Against ‘Enemy from Within’

by Bob Gatty The ‘Enemy from Within’ In perhaps his most direct threat yet, Donald Trump said on Fox News this week that the U.S. military should be used on Election Day to handle what he called “the enemy from within,” whom he identified as “radical left lunatics.” As of now, that’s an empty threat […]