Source: Common Dreams
by Norman Solomon

“Ten years after Donald Trump first ran for president, he stands at the helm of Titanic America. How did this happen? No factors were more pivotal than the outlooks and actions of the Democratic Party leadership. Scrutinizing them now is vital not only for clarity about the past. It also makes possible a clear focus on ways to prevent further catastrophe. Here’s the actual history that corporate Democrats pretend didn’t happen: 2016: Hillary Clinton offers more of the status quo. Her allies in the Democratic Party pull out all the stops so she can win the party’s presidential nomination. With a big assist from the Democratic National Committee, she prevails over the strong primary challenge from Bernie Sanders, but her campaign trail goes downhill from there.” (12/09/25)

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/corporate-democrats-made-trump-possible-timeline

Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Wanjiru Njoya

“One of the most basic threats to liberty, which is often overlooked, is that the defense of individual liberty as an ideal is seldom heard in political debate. The ideal of liberty is often overshadowed by quotidian political concerns that follow the latest outrage. In public debates on policies designed to advance social justice goals, the disputants generally argue about the effectiveness of the policies without questioning the underlying ideological premise or its implications for liberty. Most critiques attempt to show that for one reason or another the policy will not work as intended, or that the costs of the policy outweigh any benefits. They focus on problems of scope and implementation. This is why both sides of the political divide are often referred to as a ‘uniparty’ –two sides of the same coin that merely debate the speed at which government policies should unfold.” (12/09/25)

https://mises.org/mises-wire/importance-questioning-egalitarian-premise