The Devolution of Conservatism: From Edmund Burke to Donald Trump
Ron Berger — There is much talk these days about the need to find unity and common ground in our politics so we can come together and “get things done” for the [...]
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Deconstructing the Center of American Politics: A Wise Guys Conversation
Ron Berger, Jeff Berger, Charles Cottle, and Dave Gillespie — Eric Levitz is a journalist, opinion writer, and associate editor of the “Daily Intelligencer” blog of [...]
Can the Majority Rule in the Era of Trump?
Larry Lancit — In the United States we have spent the last two years enduring all manner of insult to our democracy. With the election of Donald Trump, an era of [...]
Is Donald Trump a Fascist?
Ron Berger — Last November I was one of two speakers at a forum on “Fascism and the Holocaust in Historical and Contemporary Perspective” that was part of the [...]
Trump’s Pathology Is Also His Brand
Stephen J. Ducat — Debates rage in the increasingly politicized world of mental health clinicians about how to name and understand Donald Trump’s evident [...]
What Went Wrong: One Pollster’s View
Ron Berger — In the latest issue of The American Prospect, long-time Democratic Party pollster Stanley Greenberg weighs in on what he thinks went wrong with Hillary [...]
Reflections on Wall Street and Donald Trump
Jeff Berger — Last month, when members of Donald Trump’s business advisory councils—the Strategy & Policy Forum and the Manufacturing Council—started [...]
A Christian Border Patrol Agent’s Reflection on The Border Wall
Ellin Jimmerson — Now that Donald Trump has been elected president, immigration as a topic of Christian concern has re-surfaced—or, in some cases, simply surfaced. My [...]
Watergate: The Benchmark Political Scandal
Ron Berger — We are currently in the midst of a political scandal that has the potential to rival the infamous Watergate scandal of the early 1970s. A political [...]
Reflections on Fake News
Jeff Berger — Recently I read an article by Sharon Noguchi in my local newspaper, the San Jose Mercury, about teachers helping students to distinguish between fake news [...]
The Emperor Has No Balls: Are the Trump Statues Body Shaming or Legitimate Political Commentary?
Ellin Jimmerson — Last Thursday, something unusual happened in America. In a country uncomfortable with both political discussions and art which is not decorative, we [...]
Racism: It Is What It Is, Wherever It Is
J. David Gillespie — The Holocaust. In its scope, volume, and cold, cruel deliberateness, it may rank as the most heinous crime one people have ever carried out against [...]
