Category Archives: politics

Should We Worship the Orange Savior?

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Monday Halitics: Hal and Arlen disagree on controlling the lies and misinformation over social media. And is Trump talking and acting like a religious leader to counteract secular trends in the U.S.?

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Monday Halitics

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

After a bye week, when Hal was vacationing in the Yucatan, I return and discuss the current political climate with Hal: the Baltimore Bridge collapse (near Hal’s home), gun fetishes, wealth inequality and more.

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Do We Want This Man To Be President?

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Does Donald Trump have the mental capacity to be President of the United States? He never really did, but his advancing age is giving America clues about his even more diminishing capabilities. Are the pressures of a tough election campaign … Continue reading →

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Merrick Garland–Watch Out! He’s Almost Ready To Wake Up!

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Arlen Grossman
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Ongoing Media Negligence

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Arlen Grossman
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How Far Does Free Speech Go?

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Political news of the day–Arlen’s regular Monday show on Hal Ginsberg’s Halitics YouTube videocast. How much free speech should there be allowed over social media? And who decides. Some heated discussion today.

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Former federal judge: Supreme Court ‘dangerously betrayed’ democracy with Trump disqualification decision

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

By Sarah Fortinsky/ The Hill/ March 14, 2024 Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig issued a searing rebuke of the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision that Colorado could not disqualify former President Trump from the ballot under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection ban, … Continue reading →

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Trump is Losing It….And It Is Getting More and More Obvious

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Donald Trump’s brain is clearly deteriorating and he makes no sense with much of what he says. The news media tries to ignore the obvious…Trump is slipping into dementia! The evidence is there!

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No Longer In a Coma

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

As I do every Monday, I join Hal Ginsberg on his Halitics videocast on YouTube. We discuss, but don’t always see eye to eye on the political situation, both here and abroad. But I believe it to lively and fun. … Continue reading →

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The Night President Biden Woke Up

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman Published in DailyKos.com and OpEdNews.com After three years, President Joe Biden seemed to awake from a virtual coma on the evening of his recent State of the Union Address. And not a moment too soon.  Like his … Continue reading →

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