Category Archives: Iran

The party of ‘family values’ just covered up unspeakable crimes

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

[I’ll say it once again: the Iran War was all about distracting from the fact that Trump was about to be identified as a child-sex offender. and perhaps lose his presidency. So, without any end game, he starts a war, … Continue reading →

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Two Big Things Trump Doesn’t Want You to Know or Even Think About

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

(Nobody can cut to the chase better and help us understand the important factors in any political event than Robert Reich. What is Trump doing by suddenly attacking Iran? He saw he was in in trouble on several fronts and … Continue reading →

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Neither Do Much For Me

Posted on March 3, 2026 by Arlen Grossman
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Operation Epstein Fury: Is This About National Security or Political Survival?

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

Madison and the Founders of his generation had it right: what Trump is doing violates both the Constitution and the foundational norms of democracy… (We can talk about the millions of reasons President Trump had to attack Iran, but it … Continue reading →

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Two Leaders–Trump and Netanyahu–With Too Much Undeserved Power

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

Donald Trump, America’s President, and Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister, have a lot in common. They both want unfettered power. and both remain in control and out of jail by consolidating executive power and making sure they are both statutorily … Continue reading →

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Why the hell is Trump threatening war with Iran again?

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

His real goal is regime change, which will get us bogged down there for years.  There is one area that many voters felt Donald Trump was superior to Democratic Party presidential candidates in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 elections. Trump … Continue reading →

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US strikes set Iran’s nuclear program back a few months, Pentagon assessment says

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

But we know Trump and his stooges will deny the result was anything less than perfect, and will never back down, despite all the evidence {TBPR editor} By Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Tom Vanden Brook, Josh Meyer and Zac Anderson, USA Today/ … Continue reading →

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The Dogs of War

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

By Robert Reich/ RobertReich.substack.com/ June 22, 2025 Friends, The United States is now at war with Iran.  A single person — Donald J. Trump — has released the dogs of war on one of the most dangerous countries in the … Continue reading →

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Who Is In? Who Is Out? The Future is Approaching….

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

We can speculate all we want, but nobody can predict the future, especially with a crazy man in charge of the government. Still, I join Hal Ginsberg on today’s video podcast of Halitics, as we make our best predictions for … Continue reading →

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The News Heats Up

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Lots of important news for Hal Ginsberg and me to discuss and argue about. Trump goes on trial and Israel and Iran exchange weapon power. Here’s our weekly Monday YouTube videocast:

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