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Who Do We Want To Be?

Posted on November 3, 2020 by hbreck

Today we decide what we are as a nation. Actually, many of us have already decided, but today is the official day of decision. The reasons why and how we’ve gotten to this point are numerous. At some point, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Economics, environment, foreign policy, Governance, Healthcare, History, immigration, Infrastructure, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, Social Justice | Tagged 2020 Presidential Election, authoritarianism, democracy, Democratic Party, Democrats, Donald Trump, elections, Oregon, police abuse, police brutality, police overreach, politics, Republican Party, republicans, Senate | Leave a comment

The Stakes

Posted on October 27, 2020 by hbreck

Yesterday, Republican senators rammed through the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Barrett is a grossly unqualified ideologue, and is all but certain to be the deciding vote on a number of cases which will greatly restrict … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Economics, environment, Governance, Healthcare, Media, Politics, Rant, Social Justice | Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, authoritarianism, civil liberties, civil rights, climate change, coronavirus, COVID-19, democracy, Democratic Party, Democrats, Donald Trump, hypocrisy, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, pandemic, progress, refugees, representative democracy, Republican, Republican Party, republicans, Senate, Supreme Court, United States, Voting, voting rights | 1 Comment

A Skewed Endorsement

Posted on February 3, 2020 by hbreck

Shortly after the 2016 election, I put together a list of possible Democratic contenders for the 2020 election. Obviously, it was still quite premature at that point to speculate on who would challenge Donald Trump when he hadn’t even yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Budgets, Civil Rights, Economics, environment, foreign policy, Governance, Healthcare, History, immigration, Infrastructure, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, Rant, Social Justice | Tagged 2020 Presidential Election, Al Gore, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Bill Bradley, Bill de Blasio, climate change, Cory Booker, democracy, Democrats, Donald Trump, donations, elections, Elizabeth Warren, endorsement, environment, Eric Swalwell, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, Jay Inslee, Joe Biden, Joe Sestak, John Delaney, John Hickenlooper, John Kerry, Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Marianne Williamson, Michael Bennet, Mike Gravel, news, nuclear power, Pete Buttigieg, policy, politics, polls, President, Presidential Debate, Seth Moulton, Steve Bullock, Supreme Court, Tim Ryan, Tom Steyer, Tulsi Gabbard, Wayne Messam | 1 Comment

Maybe he really could get away with murder…

Posted on May 18, 2017 by hbreck

Back in January 2016, while on the campaign trail, Donald Trump boasted that he could shoot somebody without losing voters. Obviously this was a bit of a morbid hyperbole. Trump, in his usual classy way, was simply bragging about his popularity. … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Law Enforcement, Politics | Tagged Carter Page, Congress, controversy, corruption, crime, democracy, Democratic Party, Democrats, Donald Trump, GOP, Hillary Clinton, House of Representatives, impeachment, incompetence, James Comey, Jeff Sessions, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Republican Party, republicans, Richard Nixon, Robert Mueller, Roger Stone, Russia, Senate, tax evasion, taxes, Watergate | Leave a comment

One down, 207 to go…

Posted on January 28, 2017 by hbreck

Donald Trump has been President of the United States for one week now. Just typing that feels strange. Like a different reality. I’ve been re-watching episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine lately, and I’ve recently gotten to one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Budgets, Civil Rights, Economics, Elected yet unelectable, foreign policy, Governance, Healthcare, immigration, Infrastructure, Politics, Science, Social Justice | Tagged abortion, bigotry, Christianity, climate change, culture, democracy, Democratic Party, Democrats, dishonesty, domestic policy, Donald Trump, environment, facts, fear, Feminism, foreign policy, GOP, government, ignorance, Islam, Kellyanne Conway, misogyny, news, oppression, propaganda, race relations, racism, refugees, religion, religious extremism, religious liberty, Republican, Republican Party, republicans, science denial, Sean Spicer, sexism, Standing Rock, Steve Bannon, systemic oppression, walls, Women, women's rights | Leave a comment

Flunking out of (Electoral) College

Posted on November 17, 2016 by hbreck

The people have spoken. It was close, it was messy, but by a narrow (yet clear) margin, the people chose Hillary Clinton as their next president. However, an outdated tool of racial oppression has overridden the will of the people. … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, History, Politics | Tagged democracy, Donald Trump, elections, Hillary Clinton, House of Representatives, politics, representative democracy, republic, The Electoral College, Voting | 4 Comments

Yep, I’m voting for Hillary Clinton. You should, too.

Posted on November 8, 2016 by hbreck

So, I heard something interesting when reading/listening/watching the news over the last 18 or so months. Hillary Clinton isn’t perfect. I know, this is a shock. But I want to tell you something even more shocking. Ready? Brace yourself. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Economics, Governance, Healthcare, History, immigration, Infrastructure, Media, Myths and misconceptions, Politics, Social Justice | Tagged 2016 Presidential Election, 2016 Presidential Race, Benghazi, campaign, democracy, Democrats, Donald Trump, emails, endorsement, Evan McMullin, foreign policy, Gary Johnson, Green Party, Hillary Clinton, Jill Stein, Libertarian Party, lies, myths, President, scandals, slander | 1 Comment

The Boy Who Cried Rigged

Posted on October 27, 2016 by hbreck

Let’s talk about voter fraud! I want to start with a basic point. Widespread voter fraud in 21st Century America is a myth. Period. It’s not a thing. Okay, that was a short one. Wait, what was that? You need … Continue reading →

Posted in Myths and misconceptions, Politics | Tagged democracy, Democrats, Donald Trump, lies, myths, republicans, Voter fraud, Voting | 2 Comments

The Politics of Fear

Posted on September 26, 2016 by hbreck

Why are people voting for Trump? Fear. More than anything else, the reason is fear. I listened to NPR interview a couple who were planning on voting for Trump. They kept repeating certain points. They talked about how they didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in immigration, Infrastructure, Media, Politics, Quick post, Rant | Tagged corruption, deception, democracy, Donald Trump, fear, government, Hillary Clinton, media, Obama, Paranoia, partisan politics, politics, republicans | Leave a comment

Bernie or Bust?

Posted on May 25, 2016 by hbreck

I’m going to start off with a brief preface, specifically in the interest of full disclosure. I am a Bernie Sanders supporter. I voted for him in my state primary, I have attended local campaign meetings and rallies, I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Governance, Politics | Tagged awful people, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Congress, corruption, democracy, Democrats, Donald Trump, economics, environment, extremists, Federal government, GOP, government, Hillary Clinton, ideology, lies, Obergefell v. Hodges, politics, primaries, Republican, republicans, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, taxes, women's rights | 2 Comments

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