Tag archives: president donald trump

Who Are the Elites?
By Robert Bernstein   |   May 13, 2025

Who do you think of when you hear the word “elites”? The term has come to mean “educated.” But 100 years ago, it was about economic power. And most people understood which party stood for the economic elites. Franklin Roosevelt made this point very clearly in his 1936 acceptance speech for the Democratic Party nomination: […]

Undue Process of Law
By Jeff Harding   |   May 6, 2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was sentenced to jail without due process of law. You cannot look at it any other way. It is one thing to deport an illegal immigrant, it is another thing to put him in jail without a trial. It does not matter that the government outsourced the jail.  The issue is one […]

The Right Trump Question?
By Robert Bernstein   |   April 22, 2025

Many friends have asked me why Trump does such hateful and hurtful things. This is the wrong question. Many mental health experts have diagnosed Trump with several serious mental illnesses. But hundreds of thousands of Americans with these mental illnesses cause few problems. The correct question? Why do tens of millions of Americans blindly follow […]

Our Imperial Presidency
By Jeff Harding   |   April 22, 2025

I woke up this morning with the realization that one man ruling largely by fiat is causing global chaos.  All everyone seems to talk about these days is Donald Trump and what he’s done or will do. And for good reason. It’s making us nervous. And it’s not just us: the whole world is talking […]

Executive Order Targets Libraries
By Montecito Journal   |   April 15, 2025

On March 14th, the Senate passed a continuing resolution for fiscal year 2025, providing funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through September 2025. On the evening of March 14th, President Trump then ordered that the IMLS – the singular federal agency dedicated to funding library services – “be eliminated to the […]

Tariffs and Why Trade?
By Robert Bernstein   |   April 15, 2025

The left used to want tariffs on imports to protect American union jobs. Now it is the far right MAGA that wants tariffs. Why? Trump had no economic policy until he asked Jared Kushner for one. Jared searched on Amazon for a cool book title Death by China. Co-author Peter Navarro cited expert Ron Vara […]

Trump Imposes 100% Tariff on Televisions
By Jeff Harding   |   April 8, 2025

Trump Imposes100% Tariff on TelevisionsBreaking NewsIndependent Mind News ServiceDateline: April 5, 2025. 9:30 AM PDTMontecito, California President Trump announced on Truth Social today that he is imposing a 100% tariff on imported televisions as of April 2.  Acting on a campaign promise he said, “LIBERATION DAY IN AMERICA IS COMING, SOON. FOR YEARS WE HAVE […]