Are Americans in Denial About The True Risks of Trumpism?

This article originally was published on my Substack site. I hope you’ll subscribe to my articles there too! Yesterday I listened to a tremendous but bone-chilling podcast from The Lincoln Project. Reed Galen was interviewing NYU History and Italian Studies Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat on her research about the origin of fascist movements and how they […]

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As a Democrat, Should I Flee Florida?

I’ve seen several posts on various social media channels suggesting that Democrats in Florida should flee the state because of its current regime and atmosphere of intolerance. I’m a Democrat who lives in Florida, and running away is the last thing on my mind. True, the state is under attack by intolerant forces led by Governor Ron DeSantis and the majority of both houses who support his every whim. But run? Nope.

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Finding My Way

I retired from my wonderful corporate job in January of this year. It was at once hard to say goodbye and easy. I loved the job and the people I worked with, something I couldn’t say about every job I’ve had for sure, so it was hard in that regard, but it was easy to

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Here We Go!

If this is your first visit to Breakfast Musings, my online journal, and somehow you landed on this post, please take a moment to go here to get a better introduction. Thank you! Good morning, at least I hope it’s good for you. This is my second blog post, which reminds me of the old

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