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The Perils of Populism
A discontented population is easy pickings for a demagogue
Nov 11
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Nic Rosato
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September 2025
A PhD in Pettiness
Disparaging critics is the official policy of the Administration
Sep 3
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Nic Rosato
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August 2025
Can a Democracy Survive Moral Decay?
Asking for some friends
Aug 19
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July 2025
Chainsaw Al
A very short story
Jul 28
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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
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The Reign of Error
Can our rickety political system survive the rule of nincompoops elected by an ignorant minority?
Jul 1
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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
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Nic Rosato
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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
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Nic Rosato
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America Needs a Second Reconstruction
It is not too soon to think about a restructuring of our political society and governing institutions
May 5
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Nic Rosato
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April 2025
What Losing Our Democracy Truly Means
The unintended consequences of having the people choose their leaders
Apr 2
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March 2025
Where Are the Best and the Brightest?
Trump's national security team displays astonishing incompetence
Mar 29
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This Week's Corruption Scorecard
As usual, there are the money scams, and an example of abject immorality
Mar 15
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Nic Rosato
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