To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Monday, April 29, 2024

Observercast

Facing A Choice Of Despotism Or Democracy

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Ever since Donald Trump declared that he would run for president again, his attempt to seize illegitimate power by overturning the last election has loomed as a central issue in 2024. That is why the president he attempted to usurp squarely confronted the would-be dictator to mark the beginning of the campaign. On the eve […]

Gutsy Democrats Start Turning On The Far Left

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A revolution brews in the Democratic Party, and it’s not the usual left-wing threats to sabotage moderate Democratic candidates. It’s the Democratic mainstream telling the fringe to go pound sand. The causes change. It used to be defunding police. Now it is the war in Gaza. Irritation among moderate Democrats has been growing for some […]

Five Angry Men On The Supreme Court

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Is American democracy a match for the Supreme Court? The John Roberts Supreme Court hangs menacingly over the land, with five angry men ready to undo the American people’s verdict on the presidency. The 6-3 Republican majority is truly a force to be feared in 2024: the war within, wearing black robes. The worst part […]

My New Year’s Resolutions For Some Powerful People

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I made a few New Year’s resolutions this week – not for me, but as self-improvement ideas for some of the people running our country. No need for them to thank me – happy to help. I drafted one for the GOP’s whole ultra-rightist gaggle of lawmakers who keep blocking passage of health coverage for […]

Why Is Claudine Gay Still The President Of Harvard?

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It’s time for Claudine Gay to step down as president of Harvard University. The embattled new president, only six months into the job, has failed. If she were a student, she’d be expelled. Plagiarism is not OK for students. Why should it be OK for the president? Supposedly, she is going to revise her past […]