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Are we smart enough to know how stupid Trump is?
My reading at night is sequential — about four books, a chapter or perhaps more in each before I close that book and pick up the next one. A week or so ago, in my nighttime fashion, I found myself … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, political campaigns, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged animal intelligence, Ben Wittes, Donald Trump, Frans de Waal, Susan Hennessey, Trump intelligence, Unmaking the Presidency
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Animal news! from Franklin Roosevelt! re Alaska bears!
In Susan Hennessey and Ben Wittes’ terrific new book, Unmaking The Presidency, they discuss the history and roles of our federal government’s large agencies and how presidents have employed, attempted to avoid and kvetched about them. “What happens,” they write, … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, political campaigns, Politics, Trumpism
Tagged Alaska bears, Ben Wittes, FDR, federal government agencies, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Susan Hennessey, Unmaking the Presidency
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“Process is hard to love. It slows things down.”
Process is hard to love. It slows things down. It is frustrating to people who want action. No one votes for process. All presidents have chafed at and sidestepped it to some degree. But all presidents have been forced to … Continue reading
Posted in Impeachment, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Benjamin Wittes, Susan Hennessey, Trump, Unmaking the Presidency
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