Tag Archives: New York Times

This Theory Explains Trump’s Baffling Foreign Policy

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

By Stacie Goddard and Abraham L. Newman/ New York Times/ January 26, 2026 Dr. Goddard is a professor of political science at Wellesley College. Dr. Newman is a professor of international affairs at Georgetown. Negotiations around President Trump’s demand for U.S. ownership of … Continue reading →

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ICE Actions Imperil Government Spending Bill

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

Bipartisan legislation to fund a broad swath of the government and avert a shutdown at the end of the week appeared to be in grave danger on Saturday, as key Senate Democrats vowed to oppose it after federal agents shot … Continue reading →

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The Brazen Cruelty of the Trump Regime

Posted on December 25, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Its plan to warehouse immigrants has shades of Nazi concentration camps and America’s shameful imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II. By Robert Reich/ Robert Reich.substack.com/ December 24, 2025 There have been many labels describing President Trump: hateful, racist, … Continue reading →

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Our Next Racist President?

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

The bitter infighting over antisemitism, free speech and bigotry during Turning Point USA’s annual national conference not only exposed fissures in President Trump’s movement but also laid bare a challenge for his potential successor. How would his likely heir apparent handle … Continue reading →

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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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