Eric Black Ink
On potential ‘Trump-Biden voters’ — and what fresh polls are showing
Of course by the time you read a poll result, it’s out of date. And the out-of-date snapshot is also somewhat out of focus.
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Onetime McCain strategist Steve Schmidt talks about a time when politicians could disagree respectfully
The Al Franken podcast is about remembering a time when Democrats and Republicans could respect one another across areas of disagreement, and debate those disagreements using honest facts and logic.
Eric Black Ink
In defense of Eric Trump: He didn’t say Dems were plotting to prevent his dad’s rallies
What Eric Trump said was ridiculous enough. But it was a fair bit less ridiculous than a Slate headline suggested.
Eric Black Ink
How Trump’s norm-breaking behavior is affecting journalistic norms
It used to be a big deal even to suggest that the president had said something inaccurate, and it was beyond imaginable to call his statements “lies.” Now it’s just another Thursday in Trumplandia.
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Trying to find the crime in the crime of the century, aka ‘Obamagate’
Despite all of the discussion, mostly on Fox News, I can’t locate a coherent statement explaining the crime. Or who committed it. Or when and how it happened.
Eric Black Ink
‘You can’t have that time back’: How the U.S. lost Plan A against COVID-19
Epidemiologist Dr. Larry Brilliant was interviewed by Al Franken on what happened in the U.S. during the early months of COVID-19.
Eric Black Ink
The Trump campaign ad touting the administration’s coronavirus response is really something
But it is not, in any way, even close to being honest.
Eric Black Ink
Why Tara Reade’s allegations have left many wondering just what to think
A piece published in Vox helped a bit, not in reaching any conclusions about what really happened but in understanding why it is so hard to know what is going on (or went on) in this instance.
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In ‘Un-American,’ a scholar powerfully describes ‘the fake patriotism of Donald J. Trump’
For most of his life, John J. Pitney Jr., a professor of political science at Claremont McKenna College, identified as a Republican. The takeover of his party by Trump seems to have shaken that attachment.
Eric Black Ink
Dr. Fauci’s firm adherence to science makes him a profile in courage
He’s a scientist, and he’s just giving his best analysis of what the “best evidence” shows, but he works for someone who has a tendency to fire those who disagree with him.
Eric Black Ink
With U.S. as COVID’s epicenter, Wapo offers sad, frightening look inside the White House
The review of decision-making during 34 days includes an I-never-said-the-things-I-said video of President Trump.
Eric Black Ink
Daunting poll results for Team Trump: Voters say they dislike Biden less than they dislike Trump
Biden’s negative gap is a more manageable 44 percent approval/54 percent disapproval, 10 points “under water” compared to Trump’s 38 approval/60 percent disapproval.
Eric Black Ink
On ‘A Brief History of Fascist Lies’ and its current relevance
The epilogue emphasizes President Trump’s utter disregard for factual accuracy or truth and his heavy reliance on lying without ever saying that this makes him a fascist.
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Trump’s presidency prompts a new feeling toward the U.S. from abroad
A columnist for the Irish Times, Fintan O’Toole, has written an eloquent, brilliant and unutterably sad piece about what Trump has done to the standing of the United States in the world.
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Why Trump ‘likes acting’: constitutional evasion
He’s found a perfect loophole. He appoints people on an acting basis, they begin to do the job relying entirely on him, and he cares little whether they ever get the constitutionally mandated stamp of Senate approval.
