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A Positively Illiberal Approach to De-Throning Trumpism
Live and let live
Apr 30 • 
Jon Saxton
It’s About Time for Some N.I.C.E. Agents, Don’t You Think?
These items are available in a 🌈 of colors that might have quite an impact if worn by a group of people walking the streets handing out candy, etc.
Nov 15 • 
Jon Saxton
Trump will not Win. Democracy and Decency in America run too Wide and too Deep to be Undermined by People and Forces so Shallow
Trump/MAGA cannot and will not win dictatorial control over America.
Oct 28 • 
Jon Saxton
‘Antifa’ is not a Terrorist Organization. It’s Not Even an Organization.
It’s a Right-Wing trope now being weaponized against free speech and association.
Sep 28 • 
Jon Saxton
A Lone Ranger in American Politics
Does our Iconography affect our destiny?
Sep 17 • 
Jon Saxton
We Need a Market for the Common Good
Driven by Democracy as a living force . . .
Sep 3 • 
Jon Saxton
It’s now Washington, inDecenCy
Our Nation’s Capital of Cruelty
Aug 26 • 
Jon Saxton
The Harder they Come, the Harder they Fall.
The Orange 🍊 one and all
Aug 19 • 
Jon Saxton
It’s Not About the Price of Eggs
It’s about the Cost of Liberal Failings.
Aug 13 • 
Jon Saxton
The End (of Federalism) is Near
‘The South’ has, indeed, risen again.
Jul 31 • 
Jon Saxton
What’s the Deal with Putin?
Recently, President Trump has become quite unhappy with Russian President Vladimir Putin — and particularly with Putin’s continuing and escalating…
Jul 16 • 
Jon Saxton
Donald Trump Hates America
Trump’s whole life has been about scams and scandals — an accretion of personal grievances. He is a boiling cauldron of resentment determined to exact…
Jul 5 • 
Jon Saxton
The Next Target of Trump and His Reactionary Confederates is Us — the Managerial and Professional Elite
We must prepare ourselves for this fight.
Jun 22 • 
Jon Saxton
We Must Think Again
And Defend Higher Education
May 30 • 
Jon Saxton
Jon Thinks Out Loud
Jon Thinks Out Loud
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