Donald Trump cheapens, degrades, demeans and corrupts almost everything he touches. With little regard for the law and societal norms, with massive regard for his own status, fortune and future, the president has made many of our most honored institutions and...
Donald Trump cheapens, degrades, demeans and corrupts almost everything he touches. With little regard for the law and societal norms, with massive regard for his own status, fortune and future, the president has made many of our most honored institutions and...
Many supporters of Donald Trump are passionate about their president. Their connection to the real estate developer is personal and visceral. They embraced his rhetoric about immigrants and united with him over a feeling the system and the “elite” in government and...
We spoke at a town hall in Boone this past January after the Republican tax cut passed, and agreed that the proof of its value would be whether it would produce increased revenue – whether it “pays” for itself. The figures are in for fiscal year 2018: the deficit...
I try not to yell at the radio. I don’t like to scare passengers in my car or passing drivers. I try to stay calm. But I wasn’t just shouting when I heard Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley’s interview with National Public Radio host Robert Siegel on “All Things...
Democrats – and the world – have had nearly a month to acclimate to the unthinkable: An egomaniacal, bullying, boasting, undisciplined and willfully ignorant man will be president. We’ve had time to consider how we should react, including whether and how to engage...
When I run errands in the afternoon, I frequently turn to WHO to hear right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh. It’s my way of understanding the conservative id. You must know your opponent. That’s why Donald Trump’s rise wasn’t such a shock for me. Trump was the...
