Posts by Robert Harrington
The thing everyone is missing about Trump’s Hitler playbook
In describing Donald Trump and his minions I’m careful not to overuse the Hitler analogy. Not because of Godwin’s Law or anything, but because a lot of people get offended by it, in part because they’re supposed to get offended by it. But I heard something yesterday that knocked me for a loop. And I’ll…
Read MoreOldest member of Trump crime family dies
On Monday Maryanne Trump Barry, 86, died. She was the eldest sister of Donald Trump. She was a rare and tepid critic of her brother’s notorious presidency, being careful not to go too far in her casting of stones. But then, Maryanne Trump had some considerable skeletons in her own closet. But she started well.…
Read MoreThe media’s criminal dereliction
To hear some Republicans tell the story, Joe Biden’s first term is an unqualified disaster. They employ hot button words like “corruption,” “inflation,” “gas prices,” “the economy,” and the ever-popular “Hunter Biden.” Then, of course, there’s the incessant attacks on Biden’s age, as if Donald Trump was some kind of spring chicken. Of course the…
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