Remember that Trump did not grow up in a political family nor did he rise through the political ranks, running for lower office before making the leap to the White House. He doesn’t have the political instincts of a Kennedy or a Bush or even a Clinton. All knows about the law (and maybe human … Continue reading 2. Trump’s “run out the clock” strategy (April 24, 2019)
Category: Executive power
1 big thing: Trump’s hardline new border plan April 9, 2019
Tightening immigration law has been at the top of President Trump’s to-do list since he declared he was running for office. After he descended the elevator in Trump Tower, he gave an announcement speech that began to address immigration in the 7th paragraph: When do we beat Mexico at the border? They’re laughing at us, … Continue reading 1 big thing: Trump’s hardline new border plan April 9, 2019
1 big thing: A new form of American capitalism (Axios April 7, 2019)
For Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation (people born before 1964) and maybe even the generation after, “socialism” has been a dirty word. It stood for the absence of freedom and individual choice that characterized the Soviet Union and China and even political economic systems like Sweden, Norway and Denmark that tried to reach socialist … Continue reading 1 big thing: A new form of American capitalism (Axios April 7, 2019)
AmGov, Axios and the News 