Rick Salomon
@ricksalomon.bsky.social
Executive Committee of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center; Moderator at the 92Y, Temple Emanu-El’s Streicker Center, The Common Good; CEO of Vantage Point Consultants, Harvard Law Alum
Feckless, fawning, and frozen in fear of flexing Article I powers against an imperial Presidency…
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Feckless, fawning, and frozen in fear of flexing Article I powers against an imperial Presidency…
Needed now more than ever…
Opinion | Ukraine needs Russia’s frozen $200 billion immediately, Europe
With Trump seeking Kyiv’s capitulation to Russia, now is the moment for decisive European action.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Needed now more than ever…
A sad development…
Nation’s biggest law firms back off from challenging Trump policies
The pace generated by more than 390 lawsuits challenging Trump administration actions has lawyers from many firms working around-the-clock.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
A sad development…
There is also an erosion of democratic principles, but the Article I and Article 3 branches (the latter at the SCOTUS level) have galactically failed to set guardrails to prevent an imperial Executive.
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Opinion | A Republic, but Can We Keep It?
From the military and the Justice Department to the East Wing, there’s reason to wonder and worry.
www.wsj.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
There is also an erosion of democratic principles, but the Article I and Article 3 branches (the latter at the SCOTUS level) have galactically failed to set guardrails to prevent an imperial Executive.
www.wsj.com/opinion/a-re...
www.wsj.com/opinion/a-re...
Junk science…
In Targeting a Common Painkiller, Trump Oversteps His Own Advisers’ Guidance on Autism
The president’s warning against Tylenol use for pregnant women and children went beyond the advice of his drug regulatory agency.
www.wsj.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Junk science…
Whatever your political views, violence has no place…
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Whatever your political views, violence has no place…
True enough with no response…
Opinion | Putin Taunts Trump and NATO
The Russian seems to think he can do what he wants without fear of U.S. sanction.
www.wsj.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
True enough with no response…
Will SCOTUS repel this usurpation of Executive power?
Supreme Court Agrees to Fast-Track Trump’s Tariff Appeal
The justices will hear arguments in November in a blockbuster test for one of the president’s signature policies.
www.wsj.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Will SCOTUS repel this usurpation of Executive power?
Sad day…
Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Stops
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Sad day…
Checks and Balances: MIA
Opinion | The Unchecked, Unbalanced Reign of King Donald
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Checks and Balances: MIA
Worth reading…
Opinion | The Great Bipartisan Abdication
The Democrats and the Republicans alike have lost their public-spiritedness, vision and conciliation.
www.wsj.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Worth reading…
This…
Opinion | Of Course the Voting Rights Act Would Die at This Moment
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
This…
Hard to ignore…
Opinion | The Supreme Court Has Finally Found a President It Likes
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Hard to ignore…
True enough…
Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
True enough…
Gerrymandering wars…
Opinion | Texas Reopens the Gerrymander Wars
Congress could limit the mutual assured political destruction as partisans move to redistrict more than once a decade.
www.wsj.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Gerrymandering wars…
Moderate Democrats in the Heartland…
Opinion | There Is Hope for Democrats. Look to Kansas.
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Moderate Democrats in the Heartland…
R.I.P. Article I…
Republicans Fretted Over Ceding Spending Power to Trump. Then They Voted to Do It.
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
R.I.P. Article I…
“The arc bends toward complete submission…”
Opinion | Now You See Josh Hawley, Now You Don’t
www.nytimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:38 AM
“The arc bends toward complete submission…”
Sad state of affairs…
Opinion | Paramount betrays ‘60 Minutes’ and the rest of us
Parent company caves to baseless suit by Donald Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 3, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Sad state of affairs…
Where from here?
Opinion | Trump’s Iran strike was clear and bold. The aftermath could be far messier.
The president’s gamble may bring Tehran to the table — or provoke another round of escalation.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Where from here?
Misusing the military…
Opinion | I Ran the L.A.P.D. I Know What Happens When Troops Are Sent to American Cities.
www.nytimes.com
June 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Misusing the military…
Unconstitutional.
Opinion | Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Unconstitutional.