Tag: Donald Trump

“When the people of America use their power to see that this government operates in this manner then this country will be on the path leading to true greatness.”

“Thousands of protesters from all over the city, led by black, Latino, and Muslim activists, spent days organizing the protest, motivated by Trump’s incendiary remarks about communities of color and religious minorities.”

Reworking great poetry in the service of satire, here with all the formality of a Shakespeare-style sonnet. Only satire captures the full absurdity of the bizarre election cycle, starring a fraudulent, unqualified TV celebrity in full disruption of a national party that started with Lincoln. Humor trumps befuddlement, as it were, at least this week.

While millions of people all over the world are being killed and injured by wars and violence, a small few are making billions from the never-ending war machine.

A young black man was assaulted at a Trump rally this week. Instead of arresting the man who punched him, officers tackled him!

Political rhetoric in the GOP has degenerated into name-calling and petty insults.

Viewing Donald Trump in light of the fascists of the first half of the twentieth century helps explain what Trump is doing and how he is succeeding.

How the mighty do fall, and how the fake mighty fall, often amidst high comedy -- with a whimper, not a bang. A little fun skewering the Donald. The good news is he won't appreciate the joke.

Unfortunately, the Republican Party and the conservative movement have not yet confronted the profound problems that Trump did not cause but merely symbolizes.

The mainstream media is to blame for Donald Trump’s rise, but not for the reasons most people think.