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The audacity of ignorance
Climate denialism invites death & destruction, as institutional ignorance invites more preventable risks in the future
Jul 11
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Shahid Buttar
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A nation of morons
Watching Americans celebrate July 4 felt grotesque given the right wing revolution dragging America back to the darkest parts of its past
Jul 6
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Shahid Buttar
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June 2025
Trump admits his own idiocy
From immigration to foreign policy, Washington repeats a pattern of foolish policy pronouncements revealing governance by opinion ignoring facts and…
Jun 27
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Shahid Buttar
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May 2025
A dozen ways that the Trump administration is destroying America’s economy (Part II)
The Trump administration’s attack on the U.S. economy stretches well beyond tariffs
May 22
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Shahid Buttar
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A dozen ways that the Trump administration is destroying America’s economy (Part II)
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We all got some presents for Mother's Day this year
A holiday formed as a plea for peace coincides with a ceasefire in one theater of an emergent world war, and a global role for an American leader…
May 12
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Shahid Buttar
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We all got some presents for Mother's Day this year
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A dozen ways that the Trump administration is destroying America's economy (Part I)
The candidate trusted by confused voters to improve the nation’s economy is doing precisely what he said he would—and no one should be surprised by the…
May 4
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A dozen ways that the Trump administration is destroying America's economy (Part I)
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April 2025
A Constitution in crisis
Our courts were co-opted before, but are now being reduced to observers by an executive branch hellbent on destroying the rule of law
Apr 13
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Shahid Buttar
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Racist Democrats Finally Face the Music
A scandal in Oakland City Hall exposed one of my critics, as well as the racism that infects journalism even in supposedly “liberal” cities
Apr 9
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Shahid Buttar
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Racist Democrats Finally Face the Music
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March 2025
“Flooding the zone” forced me to rediscover my roots
A conundrum, and a succinct poem depicting America in 2025
Mar 13
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Shahid Buttar
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February 2025
Our courts can’t defend democracy
The rule of law died long before Trump came to office. How it happened helps explain his return to Washington.
Feb 17
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Shahid Buttar
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Our courts can’t defend democracy
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Wow
I really didn’t see this coming
Feb 6
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Voices of insight in a time of ignorance
I'm indebted to a series of writers whose work has informed and inspired mine
Feb 2
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Shahid Buttar
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