History repeats itself

In Less Than 2 Years, Trump Does Everything Possible To Bring Back McCarthyism – And Worse

In Less Than 2 Years, Trump Does Everything Possible To Bring Back McCarthyism – And Worse

Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit Trump emulates the oppressive tyranny of his heroes There is something hauntingly familiar about the scenes of chaos and violence surrounding the Trump administration and his incessant desire to continue hosting campaign-style rallies like he did this week in Minnesota, Like his heroes, Trump demonstrates the kind of […]

Poll: Which Historical Figure Does Trump Most Resemble?

Poll: Which Historical Figure Does Trump Most Resemble?

Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit Today’s poll asks readers to choose which historic figure Trump most resembles. We will be posting the results later this weekend. “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” ~ writer and philosopher George Santayana Reporting on the likely author of that quote, Big Think reported that, in […]

Trump Admires And Extols The Worst Of Human Values And Nature

Trump Admires And Extols The Worst Of Human Values And Nature

Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit Every American should be asking themselves if Trump is trying to be the new McCarthy, because one was more than enough.  There is something hauntingly familiar about the scenes of chaos and violence surrounding Trump’s rallies – they mirror the tyranny of the billionaire’s heroes, and he continues […]

Trump Uses Racist Term In His Latest Attack On Sanctuary Cities

Trump Uses Racist Term In His Latest Attack On Sanctuary Cities

Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit “Those of us who are Jewish—and who learned about the Warsaw Ghetto at such a young age [that] it was before we’d learned about any other embattled majority-minority neighborhood—know *exactly* what Trump meant when he complained about immigrants ‘breeding.’” ~ Seth Abramson Trump is spending the week at […]

Power And Fear Seem To Drive Trump

Power And Fear Seem To Drive Trump

Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit Trump Embodies The Tyranny Of His Heroes There is something hauntingly familiar about the scenes of chaos and anger embodying Trump’s administration: they mirror the tyranny of his heroes. Like his heroes, Trump demonstrates the kind of narcissism that autocratic strongmen have exhibited throughout history—and unsurprisingly, it runs […]