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As we watch the Trump campaign prepare to replace 50,000 civil servants with fascist toadies if he wins the White House, it’s important to remember that Dwight Eisenhower was the last Republican president who believed in democracy, the rule of law, and...
by thomhartmann
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on Wed Nov 22, 2023 at 06:42 AM PST
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The Nazis in America are now “out.” This morning, former Republican Joe Scarborough explicitly compared Trump and his followers to Hitler and his Brownshirts on national television. They’re here. At the same time, America’s richest man is retweeting...
by thomhartmann
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on Fri Nov 17, 2023 at 08:26 AM PST
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“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” — Frédéric Bastiat (French economist) Virtually every crisis...
by thomhartmann
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on Wed Nov 15, 2023 at 08:16 AM PST
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Democrats must embrace a 21st century “Freedom Agenda.” Last week I wrote about how important it is for Democrats to reclaim “law and order” as their own by embracing a non-racist community-oriented model of law enforcement and rebuilding the services...
by thomhartmann
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on Mon Nov 13, 2023 at 08:09 AM PST
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With a government shutdown looming a week from today, the House of Representatives adjourned yesterday for the weekend after Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson failed to get a successful vote on two essential funding bills. One, a transportation bill, would...
by thomhartmann
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on Fri Nov 10, 2023 at 08:12 AM PST
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Speaking of elections, Mike Johnson wants a religious litmus test for office holders, and thinks environmentalists are possessed by the Devil himself. This shows that his shtick is about power, not Christian religion. If it were about religion, he...
by thomhartmann
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on Wed Nov 08, 2023 at 08:11 AM PST
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