The nation’s political gridlock has entered its fourth week, but to Dr. Craig Spencer — an emergency physician, professor at Brown University, and survivor of the Ebola epidemic — the danger runs deeper than a shutdown. What he sees in President Donald Trump’s recent comments about “deserving” patients isn’t fiscal policy. It’s ideology — one that carries echoes of one of humanity’s darkest chapters. “It’s … Continue reading Doctor Warns Trump’s ‘Eugenics’ Rhetoric Revives America’s Darkest Past

When Arnold Schwarzenegger sat across from Bill Maher on Real Time Friday night, it wasn’t the Terminator the audience saw — it was a statesman. Calm, reflective, and fiercely determined, the 78-year-old former California governor laid out what he calls his “plan to save democracy,” a three-step blueprint aimed at uniting the country’s bitterly divided political landscape. “Democracy is like a muscle,” Schwarzenegger told Maher. … Continue reading Arnold Schwarzenegger’s New Mission: Saving Democracy, One Idea at a Time

The cracks within the Republican Party widened this week after former congressman Adam Kinzinger issued a chilling warning about President Donald Trump’s fitness to lead. In a Substack essay and video that quickly went viral, Kinzinger compared the president’s deteriorating state to the dark comedy Weekend at Bernie’s — where two men prop up their dead boss to keep appearances that he’s still alive. “You … Continue reading Weekend at the White House: GOP Insider Warns Trump Is ‘Losing It’