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THE OTHER SIDE: Felonious Don

As we take a look at how it is that litigation against Donald Trump has ended in a whimper, let’s try and find the smallest bit of solace amongst the ruins of diminished expectations.

THE OTHER SIDE: Beware Truskmumpia CIA

If ever there was a president prone to abusing the significant powers of the CIA, it is Donald Trump. If ever there was a potential head of the CIA exceptionally willing to yield its powers on behalf of a president without reservation, it is John Radcliffe, his nominee.

THE OTHER SIDE: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is back

Perhaps the MAGA amongst us will be celebrating, but I can sympathize with those who doubt that Dr. Jay Bhattacharya’s renewed presence in our lives will actually Make Great Barrington Great Again.

THE OTHER SIDE: All hail The Incomprehensible

There I was, right smack in the midst of The Incomprehensible. Quite clearly, it was later for COVID. In Truskmumpia, the agenda is set by Donald Trump.

THE OTHER SIDE: Pete Hegseth — defending Us from Us

Hegseth, as you will soon learn, seems intent on fighting a war, not against foreign threats, but against those he regards as domestic enemies.

THE OTHER SIDE: Kash Patel — Ka$hing in

As almost all of Trump's previous indictments melt into the ether, how much of a stretch is it, really, that Kash Patel, who despises the FBI with all his energy, has been picked to head it?

THE OTHER SIDE: Tulsi Gabbard — ‘Russia, Russia, Russia’

Well, just when you might imagine the time has come to retire “Russia, Russia, Russia,” along comes Tulsi Gabbard.

THE OTHER SIDE: Trump to Gaetz to Bondi

Trump has sent in far more clowns than anyone could have reasonably expected.

THE OTHER SIDE: Send in the clowns

Since Karl Marx reminded us about the farcical nature of our politics, I guess it is my task to do the best I can to fully explore what awaits us. Unfortunately, there are too many clowns and not enough space.

THE OTHER SIDE: Going back

Yes, anger, disappointment, and resentment, even hatred, won over hope and an optimism that so many distrusted and believed undeserved.

THE OTHER SIDE: January 6, 2021

Clearly, everything has changed with Donald Trump’s return to power. We already know he considers Jack Smith one of the enemies of his people.

THE OTHER SIDE: Presidential immunity—or the lack thereof

On November 5, 2024, we will either throw away centuries of progress and revert to the unchecked impulses of a tyrant or re-embrace a commitment to the rule of law.

THE OTHER SIDE: Hang Mike Pence!

I am no longer surprised by anything Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, or their MAGA collaborators have to say, but I have to respond to their latest attempt to lie about the 2020 election and the horrific events of January 6, 2021.

THE OTHER SIDE: Just declare victory

Jack Smith reveals the extraordinary ways candidate Donald Trump and those working on his campaign broke multiple laws in their efforts to win, as well as the many times they threatened those state and local officials who refused to go along with their conspiracy.

THE OTHER SIDE: It doesn’t matter if you won or lost

The Declaration of Independence makes crystal clear that the Founders fought for the proposition “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed...

THE OTHER SIDE: Grift and graft over party

It is folly to imagine that greed and the arrogant abuse of power are the province of any one political party. It does a great disservice to pretend otherwise. And, it is worse to take and extend that pretense and turn it into a political crusade.

THE OTHER SIDE: A fact of life

As the innocent die, as our students are murdered in their classrooms, the ideological divide seems to grow wider every day. And those in power seem unwilling or unable to do anything to actually help.