Tag Archives: New York Times

Can This Planet Survive MAGA?

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

In an effort to shrink the federal government, President Trump and congressional Republicans have taken steps that are diluting the country’s ability to anticipate, prepare for and respond to catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather events, disaster experts say. Staff … Continue reading →

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How the FBI Has Turned MAGA

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Only 11 days after President Trump was inaugurated for a second term, his administration began a purge of the F.B.I. that now threatens some of the bureau’s most important missions. His appointees ousted eight of its most experienced managers, including … Continue reading →

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Pardons become the latest Trump flex

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

How President Trump is changing government, the country and its politics When it comes to pardons, presidents are able to use unlimited power to give pardons to anyone the president wants to, even to those who have been declared guilty … Continue reading →

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A dressing-down that didn’t go as planned

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

How President Trump is changing government, the country and its politics. By Jess Bidgood/ NYTimes/ May 21, 2025 The America First president was bent on doing something we have rarely seen him do: declaim for a full hour about a … Continue reading →

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Our Constitutional Crisis

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

A very serious constitutional crisis is unfolding. Can the Trump/Musk dictatorship be stopped? Here’s what the New York Times editorial board is thinking….. The U.S. Constitution established three branches of government, designed to balance power — and serve as checks … Continue reading →

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How to Fight Back

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Arlen Grossman
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Which Candidate Is Worse?

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

As usual, Hal condemns both candidates and I try to convince him that one of them would be an utter disaster. Not hard to guess whom. My weekly Monday appearance on Halitics produced the usual disagreements with host Hal Ginsberg. … Continue reading →

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Trump Isn’t Finished

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

This article in The NY Times is about as scary a story as I’ve seen in a long time. I only hope it is a necessary warning more than a frightening prediction. –Arlen By Thomas Edsall/ New York Times/ August … Continue reading →

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Trump Ruling in Colorado Will Test Conservative Approach to Law

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Two doctrines favored by the conservative supermajority — textualism and originalism — could play a crucial role in any decision by the justices on whether to keep Donald Trump on the ballot By Charlie Savage/ New York Times/ December 21, … Continue reading →

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How to Stay Sane in Brutalizing Times

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By David Brooks/ NY Times/ November 2, 2023 We’re living in a brutalizing time: Scenes of mass savagery pervade the media. Americans have become vicious toward one another amid our disagreements. Everywhere I go, people are coping with an avalanche … Continue reading →

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