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Donald Trump’s Misguided View of Power
The War Department Edition
Sep 7 • 
Bradley Roemer

August 2025

The American Dream and the Reformation
The major Reformation solutions won't save the American dream.
Aug 24 • 
Bradley Roemer
Redistricting, Principles, Action, and Power
Why Democrats must do more with their power when they have it.
Aug 23 • 
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The Sh.t Show in Alaska Pissed Me Off
And what comes next will likely be worse.
Aug 20 • 
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GOPs Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud
Take it seriously and be afraid
Aug 17 • 
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A Very Short Post
The Enlightenment may be dead
Aug 15 • 
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Reality TV meets 1984
The state of current American governance.
Aug 11 • 
Bradley Roemer

July 2025

Why the Return of the Epstein Files to the Top of the Headlines is Bad News
And Why I Don’t Care if (that) Trump is in Them
Jul 26 • 
Bradley Roemer
The Feckless Cowardice of Lisa Murkowski
The Principles of a Narcissist
Jul 5 • 
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Getting the First Amendment Wrong
Freedom “of” vs. Freedom “from”
Jul 3 • 
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1

June 2025

An Unpopular Opinion
Don’t Blame Trump for Congress’s Cowardice
Jun 22 • 
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May 2025

It’s Big and a Bill, but it Sure Isn’t Beautiful
Congress is Enabling Executive Abuse of Power
May 27 • 
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