by Nick Gier, Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho Easter, 2024 This is the time of year that Buddhists celebrate the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha; and Christians commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ.…
Two Top Generals Assert that Trump is a Fascist
by Nick Gier The next election won’t be decided at a Ballot Box.It’ll be decided at the ammo box.—American Patriots Three Percent I need the kind of generals that Hitler had.—Donald J. Trump In 2018 Donald Trump appointed Gen. Mark…
Fear Mongering and Lying about the Southern Border
by Nick Gier Encounters of known and suspected terroristsat our borders are very uncommon.—U.S. Customs and Border Protection I was a stranger and you did not take me in,naked, and you did not clothe me.—Jesus, Matthew 25:42 Donald Trump lies…
Opinion: America is too great for hate
by Nick Gier “Hate burns a hole in the heart.” — anonymous In 1973, Richard Butler moved his neo-Nazi organization Aryan Nations to Hayden Lake, Idaho. Butler preached a thoroughly perverted version of the story of Adam and Eve. The…
American Capitalists Praise “Comrade” Harris
by Nick Gier Kamala Harris is a daughter of Silicon Valley, not Scranton.Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post (9/8/24) On February 20, 1933, Adolf Hitler held a secret meeting with 25 German industrialists before the federal election of March 5th. President…
Will the GOP Do Worse than British Conservatives?
by Nick Gier, professor emeritus at the University of Idaho Like the GOP the British Conservatives are just as detached from reality. —Peter Osborne, The New York Times (10/21/22) Read about Bernie Sanders and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn at bit.ly/3Y5i3cO. After…
France’s Macron and Biden Face Right-Wing Surge
Many countries are shifting from a universalcivil nationalism towards the blood-and-soil, ethnic sort.—The Economist (Nov. 19, 2016) I just returned from a 3-week trip to France, and there were two days where I was close to tears. The first was…
France’s Economy Defies Libertarian Dogma
by Nick Gier The watchwords of the American and French Revolutions were liberty, equality, and, for the French, fraternity. Redefining fraternity as traditional community values, I see today’s conservative and liberals attempting to balance these three principles. America’s conservatives focus…
Wealth and Welfare States: What Is the Real Story?
A welfare state may cost a lot but it provides a lot. . . A part-watchman, part-welfare state [as in the US and UK] does not work very well. —The (free market) Economist, Nov. 22, 2022, p.53. Institute for Research…