Death of democracy, a little at a time
Some might say a rupture that destroys democracy will come – we just don’t know when, where, or how. Look around you. It has already happened.
Tag Archives: impeachment
No impeachment is ordinary
The United States did not cease to be a liberal democracy with the rise of Trump, and Trump’s dismissal would not save our country now.
Impeachment and personal observations about the sixties
I could build a memoir around those seven recollections. Will I do so? Place your bets at Conversations with Dio.
Does Trump derangement drive Democratic party’s political errors?
If Democrats cannot convince people to remove Trump from office, the proceedings will have been a colossal waste of energy, at a time when the party cannot afford to make errors, or waste any of its paltry assets.
Stormy way out
If you want to unelect him, your first strategy would not be to sic the Justice Department and the rest of the security state on him. That will not work, especially not if a dried-up sex scandal and poorly laundered hush money underpin your case. If you cannot find leaders who have a better strategy than that, close up your shop.
The Jeffersonian 