Earl R. Smith II's Blog, page 17
April 6, 2020
What the Hey is Going On? April 6, 2020
Who is Steering Your Ship: You’re sick and feeling that your life is in danger? Maybe you’re infected with the virus Who would you rather turn to – the nation’s top infectious disease expert of a White House trade official? The White House has made tht decision for you. Fauci, Navarro clashed over unproven virus […]
March 25, 2020
Take Off the Gloves, Please!
One of the most depressing things is that those people and organizations that oppose Trump are so slow to highlight the vast distance between what he says and what is factual. Not too far behind is the almost total lack of focus on the evolution of Trump’s pronouncements on matters of life and death to […]
March 23, 2020
Typical Trump
The inept response by the Trump Administration to a global pandemic should come as no surprise to any thinking person. You don’t have to be his biographer to understand why. Trump’s business history is replete with failures. It’s his modus operendi. Here are just a few examples of Trump’s biggest hits: Trump Airlines – remember […]
March 20, 2020
The Rule of Law is only real if the Law Rules
They are the great distincters. Those talking heads who go on talk shows and self-righteously proclaim that so-and-so broke the law or this or that actin is illegal. It’s a form of public masturbation. And this, particularly for Democrats, has become the new norm. While Trump and his minions get away with all sort of […]
March 18, 2020
How Republicans Are Proving Reagan Right and Destroying Madison’s Republic in the Process
“Government is not the solution. Government is the problem” In his inaugural address after taking the oath of office on January 20, Ronald Reagan called upon Americans to “begin an era of national renewal.” In response to the serious problems facing the country, both foreign and domestic, he asserted his familiar campaign phrase: “Government is not the […]
March 17, 2020
A New Direction
Earl R. Smith II, PhD Chief@Dr-Smith.info Dr-Smith.info Many people who come to me for mentoring support are certain of one thing – that they are facing a problem which is unique to them. To their relief, they discover that the situation they find themselves in – the challenges that they are facing – the decisions […]
Strict Constructionists and Citizens United
As a political and social theorist, I often come in contact with self-proclaimed “strict constructionists”. Their mantra is, “the constitution is that it says and what the Founders intended it to mean.” Conversations often take a weird turn when we begin discussing a particular Supreme Court decision. Did the Founders intend that the 1st Amendment […]
March 14, 2020
Nations of Pigs
Joseph Goebbels famously said, “Let me control the media and I will turn any nation into a herd of pigs.” Fox, Sinclair and the vast network of right wing-nut outlets have clearly learned Goebbels’ lesson and put it to work with amazing efficiency. They have created the Trump Nation of Pigs. On the left, there […]
March 13, 2020
The Ugliest Fact of American Politics
In a recent article in Politico, David Siders and Holly Otterbein describe the “Never Biden” Movement. (https://a.msn.com/r/2/BB118psS) that began to expand aggressively the morning after Joe’s stunning victory on Super Tuesday. As with the Trump re-election campaign, the main battleground was Twitter and the primary ammunition was hashtags. #NeverBiden, #WriteinBernie and #DemExit2020 began to trend. […]
March 12, 2020
The Competence Question
The Space Shuttle got damaged during launch. Bits of frozen stuff damaged the tiles on the wings. As the NASA team gathered to find a way to bring the astronauts safely back to earth, a senior member was overheard saying, “If the tiles are damaged, they are dead already.” Contrast that with NASA’s sucessful response […]
