Funny Numbers
A recent letter to the editor, “Doing what he said he would,” argues that President Trump is simply fulfilling his promise to cut waste. But the facts tell a different story. During the campaign, Trump swore he knew nothing about Project 2025, the far-right blueprint for dismantling federal agencies and expanding presidential power. Yet, he […]
Baited-and-Switched
During the presidential campaign, polls showed that Americans overwhelmingly opposed Project 2025, the radical plan to dismantle large parts of the U.S. government. Candidate Donald Trump tried to distance himself from Project 2025, claiming he hadn’t even read it. I wrote a letter to the editor about the subject in October, predicting that if Donald […]
Protect Funding for Our Schools
The Daily ItemOctober 12, 2024 As a parent of three children who have attended our local public schools and as a professor of education, I know that when public schools are healthy, entire communities thrive. Families are more likely to settle in towns with good schools, businesses are more willing to invest, and students graduate […]
Trump’s Support of Project 2025
The Daily ItemOctober 1, 2024 The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is a 900-page plan that was tailor-made for a possible Donald Trump administration. More than 140 former Trump administration officials worked on it, including six Cabinet secretaries. It is designed, among other things, to vastly increase his power. Trump has lavishly praised the Heritage Foundation […]
Do Not Be Fooled
The Daily ItemAugust 4, 2024 Are you alarmed yet by the lengthy policy document called Project 2025? It is a detailed plan for how to take over our Constitutional republic for all time. Donald Trump somehow “knows nothing about it” though his name appears in the document hundreds of times. Google it. If implemented, the […]
Chilling Impact of Project 2025
The Daily ItemJuly 4, 2024 If you’re not scared for our nation’s future, you’re not paying attention, and time is getting short! The November 2024 presidential election could have widespread and potentially devastating impacts on every American. Conservative Republicans have proposed detailed plans for the first 180 days of a second Donald Trump (or other […]
The Danger Is Real
The Daily ItemMay 10, 2024 Numerous individuals have issued warnings about the potential dangers of a second Donald Trump presidency. Members of the news media, political analysts, and even reasonable Republicans have all been predicting how our country and democracy, and indeed the world, could be irreparably damaged or destroyed should Trump regain the White […]
Denial Is Still Dangerous
The Daily ItemApril 25, 2024 In October 2020, a letter I wrote (“Denial is Dangerous”) told a tragic personal story learned from an insurance company risk analyst. He said that people are generally very poor at assessing risk, even against strong evidence. If they don’t want to believe something, they often will deny it. Our […]