“They say we must fight to keep our freedom. But Lord knows there’s got to be a better way, oh … ” – Edwin Starr, 1970 By Marc C. Johnson Winston Churchill,…
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MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Trump’s War
“How long war lasts—and where it leads Iran—is not up to just Trump or Israel.” – Nancy A. Youseff and Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic By Marc C. Johnson Three points about Donald…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: It’s Was All a Lie
“On inflation, immigration, tariffs and matters of war and peace, President Donald Trump presented a frequently distorted account of the state of the nation Tuesday.” – AP fact check By Marc C….
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Colbert, CBS and Religion
“I think ultimately, us being mortal, the faith will win out in the end. But I certainly hope when I get to heaven, Jesus has a sense of humor.” – Stephen Colbert…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Trump’s White Nationalist Project
“One Homeland. One People. One Heritage” – U.S. Department of Labor social media message (and Nazi slogan) By Marc C. Johnson I am an admirer of the work of Princeton historian Kevin Kruse who…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: What’s wrong with our politics?
“Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.” – Will Rogers By Marc C. Johnson Susan Collins, the Republican senator from Maine, announced her re-election campaign…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Price of Corruption
“The time to guard against corruption and tyranny is before they shall have gotten hold of us.” – Thomas Jefferson By Marc C. Johnson The dizzying blizzard of corruption surrounding the White…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Melania – The Bomb
” … two hours of Melania feels like pure, endless hell.” By Marc C. Johnson John Kennedy famously told a news conference in Paris on June 2, 1961: Mr. Secretary of State, Ambassador Alphand,…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Lying Will Continue
“A lie told often enough becomes the truth.” – Vladimir Lenin By Marc C. Johnson I began today by reading a remarkable story with a dateline from a tiny flyspeck of a town in…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Pivot That Wasn’t
Trumpism has always been about intimidation and violence. It still is. By Marc C. Johnson What’s the old saying: fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. That…
