I wanted to write about immigration yesterday, after news broke that Donald Trump had fired Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, but I just didn’t think that I could do the subject justice, given the sheer magnitude of everything that’s been happening. But, with that said, I’ve decided to give it another shot right now. […]
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By Mark | December 14, 2018
I often wonder, based on how strange things have gotten over these past two years, just how much weirder things could still get before this chapter in American history draws to a close. As I’ve mentioned here on a few occasions, I think it’s highly likely, for instance, that, before Trump leaves the White House, […]
