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The best person to host a "democracy summit" probably isn't someone who wants to undermine elections, use the courts to subvert the rule of law, and thinks the best kind of government ignores individual freedoms. But then, Joe Biden probably isn't the best person to lead a democracy either.
The best person to host a "democracy summit" probably isn't someone who wants to undermine elections, use the courts to subvert the rule of law, and thinks the best kind of government ignores individual freedoms. But then, Joe Biden probably isn't the best person to lead a democracy either.
The lesson for insurrectionists: Don't call your ex a 'moron' Hell hath no fury like an ex-girlfriend falsely accused of being "a moron." Just ask one of the suspected Jan. 6 insurrectionists, facing felony charges. Rioters attempt to enter the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Eric Lee / Bloomberg via Getty Images file Feb. 25, 2021, 5:49 PM UTC BySteve Benen As law enforcement officials arrest hundreds of suspected insurrectionists from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the accused have been caught through a variety of methods. Some were seen on camera, for example, while others thought it'd be a goo...
Pompeo Signals Return Of The Neocons Reprinted with permission from AlterNet. Once upon a time there were hopes that Donald Trump as president might pursue a different kind of American foreign policy; call it non-interventionist, or isolationist, or transactional. He certainly broke with conventional Washington discourse. When the foreign policy establishment of Washington almost unanimously urged President Obama in September 2013 to punish the Syrian government for a chemical gas attack, Trump tweeted, “Do not attack Syria” three times in two days. Trump denounced previous adm...
 âGreat news for the Republic!â tweeted Sebastian Gorka, on hearing the news that CIA Director Mike Pompeo is replacing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Gorka, who was forced to resign from his position as a former deputy assistant to the President in major part due to his apparent membership in a Hungarian âknighthoodâthat collaborated with the Nazis in World War II, thinks quite highly indeed of the former Kansas congressman. âHaving somebody like Pompeo come into the State Department would be great news,â he told Breitbart News bac...