Tag: Richard Nixon
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The Truth Is, America’s Never Actually Been Very Good At “Democracy”
As shocking as it is that we’ve come to this, it’s even more shocking that, to a third of the country, “this” makes them happy. They’re glad America has come to this. Racists are never going to like Democracy because every election is a gamble — that is, if you let everybody vote. The whole…
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The Rule Of Law Didn’t Let Us Down, We Let IT Down
Laws don’t enforce themselves. People have to do that for them. If people don’t enforce the rules they created for themselves, they shouldn’t be surprised when the rules stop being followed. The Great Experiment that is the United States is its reliance upon law — not an individual ruler’s whims — as the basis for…
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Donald Trump Isn’t Just “Worse Than Watergate”, He’s Watergate’s “Unfinished Business”
On the one hand, Watergate was merely a cover up of a second rate burglary, the cover up being the crime that brought Nixon down. But, on the other, Watergate was also a prosecution of the political culture that made the second rate burglary a viable political option – committing an actual crime to undermine…
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Bullshit In History — It’s Only “A War On Drugs” If You’re Not White
There never ever was a “war on drugs” in America. There was however a war on drug USERS. Still is. But let’s be clear — no one ever waged that war because they worried about anyone’s health or any impact drugs might be having on it. The “War On Drugs” launched by Richard Nixon in…
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Memories Of The Moon Landing
Some of the most durable memories from my youth are attached to news events. One of my very first memories was the sadness in the house after JFK was assassinated. I remember watching his funeral cortege move through DC — and John-John’s salute — play on the black & white TV in our living room.…
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Maybe Our Takeaway From Trumpism SHOULD Be: We Didn’t Punish Richard Nixon Nearly Hard Enough
There is a direct link between Richard Nixon and Donald J Trump. Or should I say links… There’s the ‘thematic’ one of course — the ‘Country Club Authoritarianism’ personified by Roger Stone… …that views American political norms and anyone not in their club with disdain and disgust. This is the ‘Silent Majority’ part of the link…