On Memorial Day weekend, the History Channel aired a 3 part biopic series on Ulysses S. Grant, the winning general in the American Civil War and two-term president during Reconstruction after the war. Who could have known that a Minneapolis Police officer would murder a black man, George Floyd, on Memorial Day, sparking a new … Read more
Above: The Normandy American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach east of St Laurent-sur-Mer. There are 9,387 crosses or stars of David made of Carrara marble marking the graves. Saturday was the 76th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of “Fortress Europe” on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, in a war to rid the world of fascism. … Read more
This post is outside of Arizona’s politics, of course, but I know that many of you will be interested in Nabilah Islam’s campaign. I’ll admit upfront: I am biased in this race. In every race, actually. I want more women and people of diverse backgrounds in Congress, and political offices in general. It’s time that … Read more
Donald Trump thinks voting by mail is bad for everyone except Donald Trump. The 2016 Popular Vote Loser has railed against expanding the option for voters across the country during a pandemic because he fears Republican electoral defeats on November 3, 2020. He falsely claims there would be great voter fraud. Yet, the Liar in … Read more
More than 280 former senior U.S. diplomats and military leaders rebuked President Donald Trump over his plans to use U.S. military units to control protests across the country in a letter shared with Foreign Policy on Friday. Hundreds of Former National Security Officials Condemn Trump’s Response to Protests: The participants joined a chorus of high-ranking … Read more