What’s the significance of the Republican criticisms of Trump and Putin in Helsinki?

What’s the significance of the Republican criticisms of Trump and Putin in Helsinki?

Trump met with Putin in Helsinki, then defended the Russian president. Democrats were outraged, of course, but this time many Republicans chimed in with disapproval as well. What does the language of these Republican protests tell us about the probability of an impeachment? Trump got everyone upset with this response to a reporter’s question: AP…

To break the rules, you have to know the rules

To break the rules, you have to know the rules

Yvonne Mason, a former teacher, recently posted a picture of a letter she got from the president, with her corrections. This president prides himself on breaking senseless rules, including many grammar rules. It raises an interesting question: when is breaking rules an act of defiance that creates change, and when is it just laziness? Let’s…

Trump supporters told Diane Hessan the truth. Now, what should the parties do about them?
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Trump supporters told Diane Hessan the truth. Now, what should the parties do about them?

About 40% of voters approve of the job Donald Trump is doing. I don’t care if this makes you upset or thrilled. My question is, what do you think we should do about it? You should read Diane Hessan’s terrific analysis in the Boston Globe’s opinion section today, based on her ongoing conversations with a…

Patriots owner Bob Kraft won’t pick a side. Neither should you.

Patriots owner Bob Kraft won’t pick a side. Neither should you.

Bob Kraft backed Donald Trump. Then he helped out the teenagers from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who’d survived a school shooting. Which side is he on? Until this weekend, you could put Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots firmly in the Trump column. He donated $1 million to Trump’s campaign. Trump read…

John Bolton’s writing is muddled. Is his thinking as well?
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John Bolton’s writing is muddled. Is his thinking as well?

Clear thinkers are typically clear writers. In fact, the art of writing helps clarify your thinking, or reveals the flaw in it. With this in mind, let’s look at some writing from John Bolton, President Trump’s soon-to-be new National Security Advisor. Bolton was UN Ambassador under George W. Bush. He scares people because of his…

Economist Peter Navarro promises Trump he will eliminate bad news and unpleasant facts
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Economist Peter Navarro promises Trump he will eliminate bad news and unpleasant facts

After Gary Cohn’s departure as Donald Trump’s chief economic advisor, UC Irvine economist Peter Navarro, who has declared Donald Trump’s intuition infallible, is a leading candidate to replace him. There is a challenge for analysts and managers in every organization. On the one hand, they should be dedicated to hard evidence and truth, so that…