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R.VanWagoner
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4 days ago

House Oversight And Judiciary Committees Become Latest Fox News Affiliates*

It’s been six years since Trump’s American Carnage speech. His open support for white supremacy, rightwing domestic terror, and violence against political detractors began well before then. Gaining momentum under his bully pulpit, however, Trump ’s willingness to use violence to project power over his perceived enemies accelerated during his…

Congress

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House Oversight And Judiciary Committees Become Latest Fox News Affiliates*
House Oversight And Judiciary Committees Become Latest Fox News Affiliates*
Congress

6 min read


Published in AfroSapiophile

·Jan 17

Driving While White In Kansas

It was my turn to drive. My former wife and I were headed west through Kansas on our way home. I’d just completed a summer internship in Washington D.C., with a very conservative U.S. congressman which, at the time, was my own political orientation. …

Equality

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Driving While White In Kansas
Driving While White In Kansas
Equality

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Jan 15

Ethics and Conflicts of Interest: AG Garland, Reps. McCarthy (R-CAL)/ Perry (R-PA), and Justice Thomas*

My law partner Nathan, who didn’t go to Yale, has too much common sense and is far too smart to stoop to Senator Hawley’s ‘astounding’ false equivalency. Yet, Nathan is correct that the recent revelations about President Biden having in his possession documents with classification markings after the end of…

Ethics

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Ethics and Conflicts of Interest: AG Garland, Reps.
Ethics and Conflicts of Interest: AG Garland, Reps.
Ethics

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Jan 8

Jan. 6 Redux: Insider Insurrectionists*

‘Presiding’ over a body in which he swapped meaningful control for a nominal title will be the short-lived pinnacle and end of Kevin McCarthy’s career in politics. A second attempted coup within as many years unfolded this week as we witnessed the humiliating irony of McCarthy juxtaposing his desperate need…

January 6 2021

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Jan. 6 Redux: Insider Insurrectionists*
Jan. 6 Redux: Insider Insurrectionists*
January 6 2021

8 min read


Jan 2

Multitasking: ‘We’ Should Indict Trump AND Disqualify Him Under § 3 Of The 14th Amendment*

Will this be the year Trump is held to account? I have asked that question at the beginning of each of the past several years. Each year ends with a resounding no. The Jan. 6 Select Committee submitted its final Report as the 117th Congress closes and the 118th Congress…

Insurrection

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Multitasking: ‘We’ Should Indict Trump AND Disqualify Him Under § 3 Of The 14th Amendment*
Multitasking: ‘We’ Should Indict Trump AND Disqualify Him Under § 3 Of The 14th Amendment*
Insurrection

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Dec 23, 2022

Glimpses Of The World Through An Artist’s Eyes*

Our dad Richard J Van Wagoner was a visual artist. He died Christmas day 2013. I post something in remembrance of him this time of year. Included here is a gallery of 15 paintings from different periods. His range was impressive. …

Art

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Glimpses Of The World Through An Artist’s Eyes*
Glimpses Of The World Through An Artist’s Eyes*
Art

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Dec 18, 2022

Criminal Referrals To The DOJ And . . . It’s A Wrap*

Recall that Senate Republicans filibustered efforts to create a bicameral commission to investigate the January 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol. In McConnell’s political calculation, a 9–11 style commission to investigate what happened and why and recommend specific measures Congress should take to prevent future such events would make…

January 6 2021

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Criminal Referrals To The DOJ And . . . It’s A Wrap*
Criminal Referrals To The DOJ And . . . It’s A Wrap*
January 6 2021

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Published in AfroSapiophile

·Dec 11, 2022

The Revival To Ban Books Is A Dangerous, Albeit Familiar, Refrain But With a Twist*

Control of information, including banning books, is a common precursor to atrocity A reader asked when I would write about the current movement to ban books in the United States. I’ve written several essays, linked in Notes below, that only touch on the deeply rooted and complex factors that undergird…

Censorship

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The Revival To Ban Books Is A Dangerous, Albeit Familiar, Refrain But With a Twist*
The Revival To Ban Books Is A Dangerous, Albeit Familiar, Refrain But With a Twist*
Censorship

9 min read


Dec 4, 2022

Magician McConnell’s Sleight of Hand Leaves The Front Door Wide Open To Extremists*

A Vote, after all, counts the same, regardless of who casts it If you think Mitch McConnell recently developed a conscience when he ‘denounced’ antisemitism and white supremacy, think again. It was pure political calculation. Trump’s endorsements of extreme candidates failed to carry the GOP to prodigious midterm victories, suggesting…

Republican Party

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Magician McConnell’s Sleight of Hand Leaves The Front Door Wide Open To Extremists*
Magician McConnell’s Sleight of Hand Leaves The Front Door Wide Open To Extremists*
Republican Party

9 min read


Nov 27, 2022

Special Counsel Jack Smith Is No Clarence Thomas . . . Thank God*

There is no equivalency, moral or otherwise Three days after Trump declared his candidacy for the 2024 election, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the appointment of Jack Smith to serve as Special Counsel. Mr. Garland made the appointment in his continuing quest to restore independence and political neutrality to…

Special Counsel

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Special Counsel Jack Smith Is No Clarence Thomas . . . Thank God*
Special Counsel Jack Smith Is No Clarence Thomas . . . Thank God*
Special Counsel

9 min read

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