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Trump uses 3 Jacksonian Strategies: Define Citizenship, Use the Military, Hire Loyalists

Presidents Andrew Jackson and Donald Trump are not just changemakers but revolutionaries who want to overthrow the established political apparatus.

Trump – “It’s the economy, stupid!”

Special Note: Please go to my interview with Brian Callanan of the Seattle Channel on his podcast  Seattle News, Views, and Brews. I describe why Donald Trump won the...

America must force Israel to avoid a “catastrophic” military invasion of Rafah

The U.S. must attempt to deter a possible Israeli military slaughter of Palestinians in the city of Rafah. President Biden needs the support of Congress...

How Trump Would Destroy the Deep State

Jan. 6 footage had been displayed in the background before former president Donald Trump told his campaign rally in Waco, Tex., in March 2023, who to expel from the government.

Surging Immigration has led to right-wing governments

In the last five years, populist right-wing parties have been elected to rule or effectively control major legislatures in these six stable European democracies:...

Civil War – MAGA & the Abolitionists

Republican MAGA movement folks have been predicting another civil war. The federal government’s deep state is trampling upon their freedoms and those of former...

Conservative Justices Save The Voters Rights Act by Describing Systemic Racism Conditions

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the three liberal Justices in Allen v. Milligan to reject Alabama’s Congressional district mapping. Their verdict upheld...

What is the Federalist Society and what does it want from our courts?

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Banning Abortion Pills – Choosing between secularism and moralism

 If you liked this piece, email it to others. And if you really liked it, become a Patreon patron to help me reach other readers.   How a single...

SCOTUS could let state legislatures decide presidential election counts

Republicans are arguing about resurrecting an Independent State Legislature Theory (ISLT) derived from language within the dysfunctional Articles of Confederation Constitution. This is the Constitution...

An obscure doctrine may allow Trump to win in 2024 regardless of the popular vote

Trump did not accept an election loss in 2020, and he may not have to in 2024. Trump supporters have begun arranging a play...

Democrats have been a minority on the Supreme Court since 1970

Written by Nick Licata | Originally published 10/11/20   The Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings Monday, Oct. 12, on the appointment of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to...

Could the Covid-19 virus Delay Barrett’s Confirmation?

Written by Nick Licata | Originally published 10/4/20   The push for the Senate’s confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett may be impacted by...

RBG’s replacement will cut Civil Rights for Women

Written by Nick Licata | Originally published 9/27/20   Senate Republicans discard their principles and rally religious anti-abortion voters to re-elect them. In Republicans’ rush to appoint a...

The Supreme Court DACA Decision—It was about politics—of providing a “reasonable” executive order

Urban Politics – USA  6/25/20 Written by Nick Licata   Photo by Rachel Cooper, “The “Authority of Law” marble statue by sculptor James Earle Fraser on the steps...

How States Can Disregard SCOTUS’s Pro-Gerrymandering Decision

Written by: Nick Licata and Roger Scott   The Supreme Court gave the green light to 30 states (with 46% of the Congressional seats) to gerrymander...

Keynote Address to the Seattle Real Change Newspaper

Originally Published September 24, 2018 Urban Politics - USA By Nick Licata Below is my keynote address to the Seattle Real Change newspaper, published by those who...

Convictions Will Not Alter Trump’s Reality

Originally Posted on 8/23/18 By Nick Licata   Convictions Will Not Alter Trump's Reality             To understand President Trump, one must take him at his word, when he said,...

The Boxer and the Preacher

We generally don’t think of boxing champion Muhammad Ali closely identified with Martin Luther King Jr.  Certainly, they were national figures admired by many...

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