Waiting for MAGA to End? Don’t Hold Your Breath

by C J Waldron Like many of you, I am cautiously counting the days until Donald Trump is no longer in office. But does that mean MAGA will also die with him?  Not likely. While Trump may claim he originated the MAGA movement, its origins actually pre-date our nation’s founding. Trump’s penchant for hyperbole is […]

Trump’s Middle East Peace Lap: Real or Reality Show?

By Mark M. Bello Let’s begin with a confession: I find it extraordinarily difficult to praise anything Donald Trump does. Maybe I’m biased. Or maybe, just maybe, I’m observant. When Trump takes a victory lap, I reflexively look for the fine print — it’s always there, buried beneath the boasting, self-promotion, and revisionist history that […]

Colbert Canceled, NPR Defunded–Is Freedom of Speech Under Attack?

In this blistering commentary, Lean to the Left’s Bob Gatty connects the dots—from Colbert’s cancellation and Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, to the GOP’s war on public broadcasting. Is this about saving money—or silencing dissent?

Trump Attacks Freedom of Speech, Key to Democracy

by Bob Gatty The decision to cancel Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show on CBS, along with the Republicans’ devastating cuts to public broadcasting constitutes a major threat to freedom, of speech, a cornerstone of our democracy — and that should have us all up in arms. Listen View As my colleague, Mark M. Bello, wrote […]