by Dave Johnson | Mar 6, 2017 | Blog
Time and again, Candidate Donald Trump promised to "drain the swamp in Washington." He swore to curb lobbying of government by special interest groups to procure favors for their clients. But instead, President Trump has cut out the middleman - he's gone directly into...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 3, 2017 | Blog
Making people "Look over there!" is a classic magician's trick. The magician misdirects the audience's attention, while palming a coin or putting a dove in a pocket. Misdirection is also used by con men far and wide. The Trump Spectacle The public is being misdirected...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 2, 2017 | Blog
President Trump is said to be preparing to privatize key public services, including the Veterans Administration (VA), public schools, and public broadcasting, expanding private prisons and launching a privatized infrastructure program. Republicans in Congress want to...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog
This is classic dumb guy wedding speech writing: "The chorus of their dating became an earthquake of their love." - Samantha Bee on Trump's speech Donald Trump just gave a fact-free, and detail-free, speech to a joint session of Congress. Early on in the evening, the...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 23, 2017 | Blog, Tax Reform
The Trump administration, as have all Republican administrations, is promoting tax cuts for the rich, saying they will "create growth." Never mind the destructive history of tax cuts, the destructive history of "trickle-down economics" (and the destructive history of...