On Education, Ethics and Impeachment
December 27, 2019
My husband Albrecht Classen, University Distinguished professor at UA in German Studies, just published an article in the online Elephant Journal about ethics and education, as well as impeachment of President Donald Trump. He draws parallels between ethics & the teaching profession after 33 years at the college level, and ethics in government. Here’s part … Read more
Trump Trade Wars: farmers who can’t feed themselves turn to food stamps
December 27, 2019
Update to GOP socialism Bailouts for farmers, hunger for the working poor with new SNAP (food stamp) regulations. It turns out that all the bribe money Trump is paying to America’s farmers to stick with him as a bailout of their losses from his disastrous trade war policies is not enough. Some of America’s farmers … Read more
A New Years Resolution for The People of Congressional District Four: Replace Paul Gosar
December 27, 2019
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The family members of Arizona District Four House Representative Paul Gosar (including the ones that endorsed his Democratic opponent in 2018) need to stage an intervention and stop him from using his Twitter account. Earlier in the year, Mr. Gosar brought attention to himself when revelations were published of his fondness for following white nationalists … Read more
Twitter-troll-in-chief ‘outs’ the alleged Ukraine whistleblower
December 27, 2019
On Thursday, President Donald Trump retweeted a post that outed by name the identity of the alleged whistleblower who first filed the complaint about his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump Pushes Out Tweet Naming Alleged Whistleblower: Trump’s personal Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump, retweeted a post by the re-election campaign’s official “war room” account … Read more
McGahn ruling could lead to additional Articles of Impeachment
December 26, 2019
The House’s vote to impeach President Donald Trump drew an immediate reaction from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which issued a pair of orders directing House lawyers to indicate whether lawmakers are still seeking testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn and portions of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report containing information gleaned from secret … Read more
Are there not at least four honest Republicans in the Senate who are willing to uphold their oaths of office?
December 26, 2019
Diogenes of Sinope (c. 404-323 BCE) was a Greek Cynic philosopher best known for holding a lantern (above) to the faces of the citizens of Athens claiming he was searching for an honest man because he believed there was no such person. Current history, especially among Republicans in the Senate, suggest that Diogenes could be … Read more
Christian Post op-ed calls for the impeachment of Donald Trump
December 26, 2019
Last week, Christianity Today editor Mark Galli made news with an editorial opinion calling for the impeachment of the “immoral” Donald Trump. The decision by Christianity Today to publish the editorial describing President Trump as “immoral” and calling for his removal drew immediate rebuke from the president himself, who called the outlet “a far left magazine.” … Read more
