November 9, 2026
After election results started coming in, President Trump conceded that the Democrats did “a good job.” Others defined that “good job” as a “decisive rebuke,” “earthquake,” “blue tsunami,” and “a sweeping repudiation of Trump.”
Some of the reasons for Trump’s repudiation are personal, including his autocratic behavior, unpredictability, and his family’s business dealings. Beyond these, the rising cost of living and the war in Iran are major factors.
Okumaya devam etNovember 11, 2024
For months the West anxiously watched the US presidential campaign. “Anxiously” because the world is in turmoil with the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon taking their toll, and there is a lack of leadership. The quality of the campaign, particularly Mr. Trump’s language, his distortion of facts, and the worries about political violence if he were to lose was disappointing.
Okumaya devam etJanuary 7, 2021
I often look up for words, synonyms, antonyms in Merriam-Webster. Yesterday, I looked up for a word and the column titled “Trending Now” caught my attention because on top of the list was the word “sedition”. This is what followed:
“Why are people looking up sedition?
“Sedition once again rose through the ranks and became one of our top lookups, in the first week of 2021, after making numerous appearances in articles on political upheaval.”
Okumaya devam et
