Mark de la Iglesia
@markdelaiglesia.bsky.social
Democracy advocate, dad. Director for US Democracy at Freedom House. Opinions are my own.
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“The key point is this: Without this abuse of power, Trump could not be unleashing such havoc. In short, Trump’s lawlessness and his economic destruction are the same story: The former doesn’t just enable the latter; the two are inextricably entangled with each other.”
“Left-leaning economic populism does appear to be the way forward for Democrats. But it can’t be right that this diminishes the case for a full-throated party-wide indictment of Trump’s abuses of power and efforts to dismantle the rule of law.” newrepublic.com/article/1936...
Obama’s Blistering New Takedown of Trump Gives Dems a Way Forward
In an appearance on Thursday, the former president laid out the connection between Trump’s lawlessness and—yes—the price of eggs. Will other Democrats follow?
newrepublic.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“The key point is this: Without this abuse of power, Trump could not be unleashing such havoc. In short, Trump’s lawlessness and his economic destruction are the same story: The former doesn’t just enable the latter; the two are inextricably entangled with each other.”
Reposted by Mark de la Iglesia
Our system of laws depends on people — lawyers — taking adversarial positions in court, including against the government. Indeed, especially against the government! It’s central to the guarantee of freedom. The attack on law firms and lawyers at civic groups is an attack on all of our freedoms.
March 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Our system of laws depends on people — lawyers — taking adversarial positions in court, including against the government. Indeed, especially against the government! It’s central to the guarantee of freedom. The attack on law firms and lawyers at civic groups is an attack on all of our freedoms.
Reposted by Mark de la Iglesia
This is a very brilliant description of Trump's use of television
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
Trump Is Breaking the Fourth Wall
Reality television helped propel Donald Trump to the White House. Now its conventions are helping him expand its powers.
www.theatlantic.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is a very brilliant description of Trump's use of television
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...