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Trump is Trying to Subvert His Biggest Threat – Lawyers

Trump’s blitzkrieg rolls over liberal law firms. It took six weeks for the German Army to trample over France. In roughly the same period, President Donald Trump scattered his biggest legal opponents into disarray by issuing over a hundred Executive Orders. The key to both victories, although short-lived for one...

Fifth Column: The Right Wing Think Tank behind Subversion of the Justice Department

You can read this piece below or on Substack, Medium and Linkedin If you like it, become a Patreon patron or make a single contributionto help me reach others.  – thank you, Nick President Donald Trump is openly transforming the Department of Justice's primary role of advising presidents on the limits of their authority under...

Trump’s lying strategy is to destroy our republic’s liberal institutions

You can also read this piece on Substack, Medium or Linkedin You can also continue to read below.If you like it, become a Patreon patron or make a single contributionto help me reach others.  - thank you, Nick Mainstream media detailed Trump’s multiple false and misleading claims but ignored how that was a deliberate strategy for demolishing...

Trump’s Oval Office Blowup: a Clash of Personalities for Resources

At the abrupt end of an intended photo-op meeting, Trump noted, “This is going to be great television.”  Was there some irony in this statement? Both Trump and Zelensky became famous as TV actors; Zelensky played a fictitious president, and Trump played himself as a company president. Then, they shared...

Diversity Has Expanded Individual Freedoms

You can read this piece on my website, Medium, or Substack. You can also continue to read below.If you like it, become a Patreon patron or make a single contributionto help me reach others.  - thank you, Nick America obtained universal democracy through the diversification of our electorate. To understand American democratic society is to understand how liberalism...

Trump’s New Civil Rights Era Begins Without Diversity, Equity, Or Inclusion 

Three African American Civil Rights protesters at Woolworth's Sit-In, Durham, NC, 10 February 1960, a protest that led to the end of legal segregation. Photos taken by The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC. Within 24 hours of becoming president, Donald Trump released his first White House Fact Sheet, “Ending the...

Social Housing Emerging in Cities need Local Govt Support 

Seattle is the most recent city to see a populist movement get behind social housing.  You can read this piece on Medium or SubstackYou can also continue to read below.If you like it, become a Patreon patron or make a single contribution. to help me reach others.  – thank you, Nick Six cities and a county have initiated...

Is the Republican Party now the Working-Class Party?

Conservatives claim that Donald Trump’s electoral victories show that his Republican Party, not the Democrats, now represent the working class.   You can read this piece on MediumYou can also continue to read below.If you like it, become a Patreon patron or make a single contribution. to help me reach others.  - thank you, Nick Sen. Josh Hawley tweeted on election...

Nick’s Request: Support Citizenship Politics, Question Authority & Seek Solutions

Dear Citizenship Politics Reader, I’m encouraging you to be a paid subscriber to Citizenship Politics, where I try to provide reliable information and analyze political developments. In this effort, I ask what social and institutional forces shape our lives. And what, if anything, should we do to steer it in the...

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.

The Return of a Demagogic Populist President after 200 Years

This year, our nation experienced the mobilization of the lowest economic class against the establishment controlled by the elites for the second time. It’s not a Marxist revolution or a fascist coup; it’s a significant portion of American voters uprising to overthrow the established order.  This bare majority may not...

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 election and what we can expect from his second presidential term. Bill Clinton's strategist, Jim Carville, coined the quip “It's the economy, stupid!" to explain his...

Trump’s Playbook to Win Regardless of Election Night Results

Should Donald Trump lose the initial and final vote tally, he still has a game plan to win the election and has set it in motion.  Election deniers (defined by USA Today as those who have publicly denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election) are positioned as election officials to scan...

Harris Can Stop Losing the Senior Vote to Trump

Harris is losing senior voters to Trump by not presenting crisp, short points that can be easily understood, such as addressing their concerns that Social Security Income (SSI) benefits are too meager and may not continue.  For instance, regarding the social security issue, Trump is precise about what he will...

How Are Biden and Harris Endangering Trump’s Safety?

Former President Donald Trump blames Vice President Kamala Harris for the assassination attempt on him. He told Fox News Digital that the would-be assign had “believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it.” What did the potential assassin believe that the Democrats had said?  Harris posted on X, Sept 9, she said, “Take it...