Where are They Now? Lessons from Some Individuals of Trump 1.0

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Those of us who lived through the first Trump Administration (January 2017-January 2021) will remember some of the players from those years (and the years immediately thereafter as Trump spread the Big Lie and encouraged violent supporters to storm the Capitol on January 6, 2021). Some of those actors are still around supporting Trump in […]

Civics Lessons from the Era of Trump: Part II

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Last time, we examined several ways in which we American citizens have been educated about the workings of our government, in large part because of the words and actions of the twice-impeached, four-times-indicted former President, Donald Trump. We looked at three Constitutional Amendments (1, 14 and 25), laws versus norms, pardoning, the importance of the […]

Holding Accountable Lawyers Who Promote the Big Lie

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In troubled times like ours, it is helpful to grasp onto as much positive and optimistic news as possible. For those of us who are appalled by the Big Lie of the disgraced, twice-impeached former President Donald Trump – that the 2020 election was fraudulent and that Trump actually beat Joe Biden for the presidency […]