Archive - 1hundredsixty8

At Age 249, Are We Too Old to Govern Ourselves?

The combination of a demagogue as Presisdent, revanchist ideologues making policy , and incompetent sycophants crewing the ship of state ,brings into…

Jul 15

The Reign of Error

Can our rickety political system survive the rule of nincompoops elected by an ignorant minority?

Jul 1

June 2025

A Toddler in a China Shop With a Shotgun

Nothing good can happen when a needy, insecure narcissist is given the awesome power of the American Presidency

Jun 11 •

May 2025

We Should Have Seen It Coming

In the wake of the 2016 election, I mused about what a Trump Presidency would be like

May 13 •

America Needs a Second Reconstruction

It is not too soon to think about a restructuring of our political society and governing institutions

May 5 •

April 2025

What Losing Our Democracy Truly Means

The unintended consequences of having the people choose their leaders

Apr 2

March 2025

Where Are the Best and the Brightest?

Trump's national security team displays astonishing incompetence

Mar 29

This Week's Corruption Scorecard

As usual, there are the money scams, and an example of abject immorality

Mar 15 •

What Does Ukraine Mean to Americans?

Which side are we on in a world increasingly divided between democracies and autocracies?

Mar 9 •

Bankruptcy is a Feature, Not a Bug

For Trump, moral bankruptcy is no different than his multiple business failures

Mar 5

February 2025

America Moves to the Dark Side

Reagan's 'Shining City on a Hill' seems a quaint aspiration in the new Age of Trump

Feb 28

January 2025

Corrosion, Chaos, and Corruption

What the Trump Presidency 2.0 will bring the nation and the world

Jan 23

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