By Eugene Robinson – The Washington Post.
Where to begin? That’s the daily question for anyone trying to follow the words and deeds of the new administration, which is like drinking from two fire hoses — one gushing policy, the … Read more »
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WASHINGTON — President Trump used Twitter on Friday to give a shout-out to a man whose claim to have proved that millions of people voted fraudulently has been repeatedly debunked.
In … Read more »
By Charles M. Blow – The New York Times.
This is not a presentation of “alternative facts,” whatever that may mean, as Kellyanne Conway, President Trump’s mistress of misdirection, posited over the weekend.
These are lies; good old-fashioned lies, baldfaced … Read more »
By Nicholas Kristof – The New York Times.
Should we journalists use the word “lie” to describe President Trump’s most manifest falsehoods?
That debate has roiled the news world. The Times this week used the word “lie” in a front-page … Read more »
By Angela Chen – TheVerge.com
Employees at Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Agriculture are affected.
Less than a week after the inauguration, the Trump administration has already gagged employees at two federal agencies. Memos obtained by various media outlets … Read more »
– The Washington Post.
What we know so far is that the man is who he is. There is no larger, finer man inside him trying to get out. Everyone who is paying attention knows this. Flags … Read more »
By Eugene Robinson – The Washington Post.
It matters that the crowd for the Women’s March on Washington was far bigger than that for President Trump’s inauguration. The new president often boasts of having started a great movement. Let it … Read more »
When Donald J. Trump swore the presidential oath on Friday, he assumed responsibility not only for the levers of government but also for one of the United States’ most valuable assets, battered though
