As the coronavirus sweeps through the White House, infecting Donald Trump, advisor Hope Hicks, Kellyanne Conway, three Republican senators, and more, the bombshell report on Trump’s tax returns The New York Times dropped in late September already seems to be receding from the news cycle. Updates on Trump’s health status dominate the headlines and television…
Remember last July when Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced sanctions against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moros and his regime? At the time the Maduros regime was attempting to re-write Venezuela’s constitution to erode provisions enforcing democratic institutions in order to secure dictatorial powers for himself. Mnuchin issued a statement last July 31 that, looking back,…
As Ezra Klein said, “So now we’re going to see whether a man repeatedly shouting over a woman on national television is good politics.”
Until the conservative movement can live by a commitment to equality, it will not have the moral authority to lead the country.
