By Eliot R. Clauss, June 17, 2025 Strategically, it is well past time to recognize that most international disputes, as well as many domestic ones, fester because the current governments of every age predicate their assumed legitimacy by vowing to right the perceived wrongs of the past, at the expense of the present and future […]
© Eliot Clauss, April 8, 2025 (drafted August 27, 2023)* * I drafted this in August 2023 but did not offer it for publication then because most of my Democratic contacts thought it too far off the wall to be seriously considered by the Democratic Party and candidates. My mistake, though whether I would have
© Eliot Clauss, April 2, 2025 Trump’s blatant and ever more direct attacks on the rule of law in the United States are the most delusional and dangerous threat to a core principle of American Democracy and the Americane conomy that has made the US the most stable and respected country in the world
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The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, much like the events of September 11, 2001, is shaping up to be one of the seminal moments in American history for two reasons. First, it is creating a detailed and compelling factual record of Trump’s incitement of insurrection both before and after the 2020 Presidential election on
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The country will be far better off if we stop obsessing about Trump and try never to utter his name or devote any emotional or intellectual energy to ‘anything Trump.’ Trump thrives on any and all attention, whether positive or negative. If we stop paying attention to him, that will be like turning off his
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On the eve of the 2020 Presidential election I am hopeful that a blue wave will prevail. If it does, the Biden/Harris team and all democrats will have a heavy burden of work to carry out to get our country moving forward on a positive path. If a red wave prevails the Democratic workload will
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For the undecided and swing voters the presidential debates may help tip the scales for one candidate or another. It depends a great deal how well the debate is managed by the moderator. It also depends on the extent to which the candidates actually answer the questions asked, and the extent to which the candidates
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For very different reasons, Biden’s decision on his running mate might be as important as that of John McCain in 2008. Far from needing to revive a flagging campaign, Biden needs to avoid shooting himself in the foot, as Democrats are consistently prone to do. Biden wants to heal the nation and our nation surely
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Pressure is reportedly building on Biden to select a woman of color as his running mate. But true leadership requires that Biden find a way to show his commitment to rectifying racism and injustice while also addressing the fears, anger and pain of working-class whites who in 2016 rebelled against a Democratic party that seemed
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Do you remember the good old-days, when George W. Bush ran an uplifting if somewhat shallow campaign, proclaiming himself “a uniter, not a divider” and a “compassionate conservative” while his facial expressions oscillated between those of a deer caught in the head-lights and the smarmy smirk of a candidate who knows he has stolen the
