Dear President Trump, Although it has apparently already slipped below the “this is top news” section of the WP, there was a lengthy article this morning about the gun violence school walk out yesterday. Unfortunately it unhelpfully said “tens of thousands” took part, but given that kids from thousands of schools across the country participated, … Continue reading Morally bereft political calculus
Democracy Under Siege
West Wing revolving door
Dear President Trump, It’s like “The Gong Show” at your place, isn’t it? You all should probably install a revolving door to make it easier for people to exit quickly when you are done using them and to usher in the newbies all in a whoosh so they come in good and disoriented. The other … Continue reading West Wing revolving door
Magpies of a different feather
Dear President Trump, The other day a friend who is reading my letters to you on my blog (yes, I did get it set up and if you want to check it out, the url is http://www.dailytrumpletters) commented about the bouncing variety of topics I cover over the course of a week. I told him … Continue reading Magpies of a different feather
“be kind as well”
Dear President Trump, At the outset of her sermon yesterday, our pastor said that it feels like the entire country is going through Lent together. It’s an odd thing to lay such a Christian construct on the entire populace, but I think I get where she’s coming from on this. Lent is a strange time … Continue reading “be kind as well”
Sunday glums
Dear President Trump, How was your weekend? How many rounds of golf did you get in? I hear you were “joking” about a constitutional amendment to allow some president, some day, perhaps even you know who, to serve as many terms as they are “elected” to. How was it to try on the idea of … Continue reading Sunday glums
Tonglen for Mona
Dear President Trump, This morning when I was doing my tonglen practice I decided to focus on Mona Charen to see what might come up. You may be aware that she is the conservative writer who thoroughly called out other conservatives at the CPAC conference for giving sexual harassers and abusers passes. She blasted you … Continue reading Tonglen for Mona
Worst ever president, but still on the list
Dear President Trump, I’ve started reading Bryan Stevenson’s “Just Mercy.” Our church is reading it together for Lent. I hadn’t even gotten to the first chapter yet when I came across a quote to share with you. It’s eerily in keeping with what I was writing you about the other day regarding the relationship between … Continue reading Worst ever president, but still on the list
Off the rails
Dear President Trump, In honor of Presidents’ Day, and because I think you need it quite badly, I’ve been doing tonglen for you off and on pretty much all day. You seem to be going off the rails and I’m not the only one to notice. There have been a lot of worried editorials the … Continue reading Off the rails
Moral quandaries are us
Dear President Trump, Last week there were pieces in the WP about two people who quit their jobs and I would really like to get them together for one of those “Table for Three” conversations that Philip Galanes hosts for the NYT. The people are Jordon Dyrdahl-Roberts and Rachel Brand. You likely know who Brand … Continue reading Moral quandaries are us
A handy tool of mass destruction
Dear President Trump, Where to begin? You know how in the “olden days” when people (mostly white people) thought it was just fine to dump all their sewer and garbage in whatever waterway they happened to be near or over the edge of a cliff not too far away? Well, aside from this still being … Continue reading A handy tool of mass destruction
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