“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal … “ By Marc C. Johnson On February 22, 1861 the president-elect of the United States stopped in Philadelphia…
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY LIBRARY PRESENTS “THE DECLARATION AT 250” WITH LOCAL POLITICAL HISTORIAN MARC C. JOHNSON JULY 3RD
EDITOR’S NOTE: Marc C. Johnson is a familiar name to Pioneer readers – our political commentary contributor – has been tapped to examine the Declaration of Independence and it’s 250 years. Sure…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Giants Turn Pygmy
“Trump and his justice department saw an opportunity for another ideological fight, this time asserting Christian values are being threatened by a baseball cap.” – Howard Bryant By Marc C. Johnson I’ve…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Gaslighting of America
“News is a weapon of war. Its purpose is to wage war and not to give out information.” – Joseph Goebbels, May 1942 By Marc C. Johnson One of the, oh,…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Worst and Best of Times
“American politics has long recycled elderly men and presented them as vessels of reassurance and national strength … Trump is simply the ugliest culmination of the pattern.” – Dr Georgios Samaras By…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Tick. Tick. Tick.
“There is a great and perhaps decisive battle to be fought against ignorance, intolerance and indifference. This weapon of television could be useful.” – Edward R. Murrow By Marc C. Johnson I’ll…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Politics of Denial
“I don’t care about the midterms,” Donald J. Trump By Marc C. Johnson There is a famous – or infamous – photo from the Stalin Era where Soviet propaganda masters doctored a photo…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The President Who Sued Himself
“It is an extraordinary incident of bald self-dealing, even in an administration where such blatant corruption has become de rigueur.” – The Guardian By Marc C. Johnson I’ve written a column for…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Cassidy Bites the Dust
“What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening.” – Donald J. TrumpBy Marc C. Johnson Bill Cassidy, now the lame duck United States Senator from Louisiana, is the latest case study…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Reconstruction Ends … Again
“On balance, Americans would be better off if they understood themselves, their nation, and their nation’s history better.” – Robert Kagan, author of “Dangerous Nation” By Marc C. Johnson Conservatives have long…
