by Bill Scher | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog
With eleven days until Donald Trump is inaugurated as President, at least half of the country is in disoriented shock. It remains hard to believe this is really happening. And while in many respects what is happening is unprecedented, in other respects, we've been...
by Bill Scher | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog
With Republicans making Obamacare repeal their first order of business, queasiness has already set in among congressional leaders and the President-elect. "Even people who voted for [repeal] before are [saying], ‘Wait a minute, wait a minute, we knew that wasn’t going...
by Bill Scher | Dec 16, 2016 | Blog
Just in time for the Electoral College set to cast their ballots on Monday, all 50 states have finally certified their popular vote totals. Hillary Clinton: 65,844,610 (48.2%) Donald Trump: 62,979,636 (46.1%) Others: 7,756,035 (5.7%) Now we have the hard numbers to do...
by Bill Scher | Dec 13, 2016 | Blog
When the Trump transition asked the Energy Department to name employees that attended climate change conferences, many people -- especially Energy Department employees -- reacted in horror, concluding that the incoming administration wants to purge career civil...
by Bill Scher | Dec 8, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
It's a simple fact that most Americans did not vote for Donald Trump. But our republic is not designed to reward the top vote-getter. It's designed to guard against tyranny-of-the-majority, and ensure that minority voices will help shape public policy. But the fluke...
