Background Briefing: June 26, 2018
The Dilemma Democrats Face in How to React to Trump’s Insults and Lies We begin with the dilemma facing Democrats about how to react to Donald Trump’s relentless barrage of insults and lies without stooping to Trump’s level of gutter politics and hateful...
Background Briefing: June 25, 2018
The Supreme Court Enables Suppression of Minority Votes Then, after saying in a series of angry tweets between golf games on Sunday and President Trump’s day job at the White House today that “we cannot allow these people to invade our Country and that we must...
Background Briefing: June 24, 2018
Critical Elections in Turkey Then we investigate the source of the immigration crisis on our southern border which stems from the lack of personal security, the rule of law and citizen-based governance in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico, countries...
Background Briefing: June 21, 2018
Trump’s Cynical Ploy Disguised as Compassion We begin with what appears to be a cynical move by President Trump disguised as an act of compassion in reversing his policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border. The former Commissioner...
Background Briefing: June 20, 2018
A Global Report on the Refugee Crisis On World Refugee Day we begin with the report just out from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees “Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2017” and speak with Chris Boian, the spokesperson for the UNHCR. After...
Background Briefing: June 19, 2018
The Mental Health and Childhood Development Consequences We begin with the growing outrage at the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy of separating children from their immigrant parents at the southern border who have made a dangerous journey to the U.S....
Background Briefing: June 18, 2018
In Resisting Trump “We Lose Only When We Get Quiet” We begin with the relentless nature of the Trump Administration’s government by stunt and spectacle and Trump’s constant assault on our political, legal, economic, cultural and social structures in a tyranny...
Background Briefing: June 17, 2018
The Utility of Psychological Profiles on Kim Jong-Un, Putin and Xi Jinping We begin with an analysis of why the recent summit in Singapore might be successful now that North Korea’s main propaganda outlet has broadcast a 45 minute documentary full of the...
Background Briefing: June 14, 2018
The Long-Anticipated DOJ IG’s Report Trump is Seizing On We begin with the release of the long-anticipated report by the Department of Justice Inspector General who investigated former FBI Director Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email saga which Trump...
Background Briefing: June 13, 2018
Normalizing Trump’s Embarrassing Amateurism We will begin with the embarrassing amateurism on display with Trump’s train-wreck leadership now being normalized as being an unorthodox way of doing business. Meanwhile it is increasingly clear that Trump hates...