The following article by Stephen Collinson was posted on the CNN website October 12, 2017:
Washington (CNN — )When he looks in the mirror, President Donald Trump sees a strongman.
He vows to rain “fire and fury” on North Korea, admires the world’s toughest leaders, calls for television networks to lose their licenses and roasts critics on an Orwellian Twitter feed.
But he’s an autocrat in word rather than deed. Continue reading “Trump’s authoritarian streak”
Note: This is a disturbing, but necessary read, folks. We don’t know if your Trump-supporting family and friends would be open to reading it. But, if they are, it would be good for our country if they did. (If they won’t, please remind them standing being a patriot for our country is something they can never do again.)
The following article by Michael K. Miller was posted on the Washington Post website May 23, 2017:
The decline of democracies is not as dramatic as it used to be. Instead of military coups, the greater threat is the steady erosion of democratic norms by elected leaders. If done skillfully, leaders can consolidate power and weaken democracy while most citizens remain unaware. Continue reading “A new expert survey finds warning signs for the state of American democracy”
In North Dakota, motorists who run down demonstrators on public streets could be exempt from prosecution, even if someone is injured or killed, as long as the motorist did not purposely hit the victim.
In Minnesota, demonstrators who break the law could be billed for the cost of law enforcement.
And in Iowa, blocking traffic on a highway could be a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Continue reading “Free speech targeted in bills nationwide, critics say”
