Violence in American Politics
Violence at a Trump rally in Butler, PA resulted in the former president being injured and rushed offstage to a waiting Secret Service after gunshots were heard.
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The French Election: A Model as a Front Against Project 25
The United States could lose its democracy if the Trumpist far-right demagogues gain the White House. As Umair points out in his post, Emanuel Macron, president of France, warned the French people that France’s democracy could die and said it depends entirely on the choices made now. The United States is in the same situation France faced until last Sunday. The center and left of France came together and formed a Republican Front. In French politics, the “republican front” describes a combined effort of several mainstream political parties and their voters to minimize the changes of the far right winning elections.
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The Dangerousness of Donald Trump
Eight years after he was elected, we are in front of a more dangerous Donald Trump. He has a cult of millions of Americans and the ultra-dangerous document called Project 25. This post will identify some elements of Trump’s perilous blueprint for governing.
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The Rise of Authoritarianism under Trump
Donald Trump’s first term as president saw a significant shift towards authoritarianism, bolstered by the appointment of three hand-picked justices to the Supreme Court. These appointments resulted in an ideological to the extreme right. On July 1st, 2024, the Court granted Trump immunity from various crimes. This page explores the profound impact of these developments on American democracy.
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The Day After
This post critically reviews the presidential debate between Trump and Biden, highlighting Trump’s lies and Biden’s performance.
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The Last Presidential Debate
The document is about the upcoming Atlanta Debate between two men, one a former president and the other a convicted felon. It highlights their differences and the importance of protecting democracy.
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Ten Commitments for Classroom Learning
Rather than bringing religion into school, there are values that all students and teachers can ascribe to regardless of their own religious beliefs. We can find these in our history—all of our history. In my own case, as a teacher, professor, and author, I have underscored my work as a writer and teacher with humanistic ideals. This post introduces you to the Ten Commitments.
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Banning Chapters from School Science Textbooks
Diane Ravitch posted on her blog that the Cy-Fair Board of Trustees voted to omit a series of science textbook chapters that address subjects such as climate change, vaccinations, cultural diversity, depopulation and humans’ impact on the Earth and its ecosystems.”
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Trumpism on Display at the Capitol
What have we become as a nation when this ex-president, who is the epitome of a con man, can overtake an entire political party? Most of the Republicans who met with Trump were also there in 2021. What moral sense do they have to go along with a fraudster, liar, thief, and criminal conspirator who probably should be in jail?
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Donald Trump: Tyrant or Political Prisoner?
We are witnessing a repeat of what happened in Europe in the 1920s and 30s which saw the emergence of three nationalist tyrants in Italy, Germany and the Soviet Union. Trump is using their playbooks and has emerged as a 21st century tyrant. This post compares Trump to tyrants and political prisoners (which he claims to be). It will be clear which list he belongs.
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