Blog No. 281 discussed Donald Trump’s potential criminal liability stemming from his role in the January 6 insurrection, and promised that Part II would assess… Read More »Blog No. 282 After Acquittal: What Now? (Part II)
My previous blog described January 6 with its insurrection at the Capitol as a day of infamy. So it was, and the infamy continues. On… Read More »Blog No. 278. Baghdad on the Potomac: Trump’s Legacy and America’s Disgrace
In last Friday’s blog, I expressed reservations about the rush to impeach Donald Trump. Thinking about it more since then, my reservations have grown stronger… Read More »Blog No 277. The Rush to Impeach and a Possible Alternative
Responding to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt described December 7, 1941 as “a date which will live infamy.” That designation… Read More »Blog No. 276. January 6: A Day of Shame and – Possibly – Reason For Hope
As the year begins, Washington is so gripped with concern and uncertainty over a potential war with Iran that even impeachment seems to have been momentarily… Read More »Trump New Lows Tracker. Bulletin No. 5 (Nos. 15-17 and End of 2019 Summary)
The recently concluded hearings before the House Intelligence Committee established two things. First, it is clear that Donald Trump engaged in conduct that is eminently… Read More »Blog No. 242 Impeachment: Craven Republicans and Impatient Democrats
Since the resolution by the House of Representatives formally initiating an impeachment investigation, the process has begun to accelerate noticeably. How it will actually play… Read More »Blog No. 240. Trump Impeachment: The Counter-Narratives
Many Democrats and #NeverTrump Republicans may have been sorely disappointed by the Mueller report as it was summarized in the letter to Congress from Attorney… Read More »Blog No. 213. The Mueller Report and Seeds of a New Witch Hunt
Michael Cohen’s public hearing before the House Oversight Committee has produced a small avalanche of opinion and analysis in the media. Yet it is… Read More »Blog No. 209. The Cohen Follies: What Did They Tell Us and What Now?
During the month of January, the possibility of impeaching Donald Trump drew increased attention in the media. The idea of impeachment has inevitable… Read More »Blog No. 206. The Siren Song of Impeachment