Dick Polman
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Meet the Trump adviser who has sworn allegiance to an anti-Semitic group
During his visit to the Holocaust Museum, Donald Trump declared, “This is my pledge to you: We will confront anti-Semitism.” ...
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Will the French be as stupid as us?
I wouldn’t presume to suggest that I foresaw the day when a racist right-wing extremist would seriously threaten to become presiden ...
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Trump lowers the bar on his 100-day debacle
The poseur’s presence in the White House has long ceased being funny, but on occasion he can still deliver a thigh-slapper. And he ...
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A happy holiday for mainstream marijuana
It seems perversely odd that America would elect Donald Trump at the same time that it’s mainstreaming marijuana. But hey, we live ...
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Jason Chaffetz and the high cost of toadying for Trump
Trump toady Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the hapless House Oversight Committee, was recently confronted by angry constituents. They yelled ...
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Georgia on our minds: Will citizens vote their Ossoff?
As Ray Charles famously sang, “Ooh Georgia…The road leads back to you.” Indeed it does. We’ll be hearing a ...
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Trump’s broken promise threatens to break another promise
Smoke has been billowing skyward from the Trumpster fire for nearly 100 days — I know, it feels more like 100 weeks — and his refusal ...
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Seven reasons why Trump’s weekend tweets were inane
We’re routinely peppered with twisted missives from our Commander-in-Tweet, and this weekend was no different. But it’s worth ...
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The downside of deregulation: Turbulence on Air Oligarchy
“Sit back, relax, and enjoy your flight.” Yeah sure. As if. We’ve all heard that crock so many times that ...
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Henry David Thoreau would hate Trump’s budget
You’ve probably heard the hideous news about Trump’s budget, which basically aspires to blow up the federal debt, big league ...
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The worst Holocaust offender is NOT Sean Spicer
This Passover season has bestirred the contemptible clowns. And Sean Spicer isn’t even the worst of them. Granted, TrumpR ...
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The decline and fall of the U.S. Senate
The U.S. Senate, long ballyhooed as “the world’s greatest deliberative body,” conceived by the Founders as a bipartisan ...
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