One For the Road 1776

This is One for the Road 1776 https://erm76.substack.com/ Introduction Happy 4th of July to us. This day belongs to us, all of us; it's not just the personal domain of the Trumps, the Vances, the Hegseths, the Millers or the Johnsons. They're just chaff in the wind. They don't define the country or our world. We do. This is the 250th anniversary of the American experiment, and many people fear it'...

To read the full text of the podcast and the links to the quoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/trump-the-supreme-court-and-the-termination From Herodotus who lived in the 5th century BCE.   Will the heavens be under the earth and the earth up in the sky on top of the heavens? Will men habitually live in the sea and fish live where men did before? It’s a topsy-turvy world if...

Please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/trump-the-supreme-court-and-the-termination From Herodotus who lived in the 5th century BCE. Will the heavens be under the earth and the earth up in the sky on top of the heavens? Will men habitually live in the sea and fish live where men did before? It's a topsy-turvy world if you Lacedaemonians are really planning to abolish equal rights and restore ty...

To read the full text of the podcast and the links to thequoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/quotes-to-help-get-us-through-the We’re living through a convoluted mess, but it’s also a messthat we have to untangle else the Trumps, the Vances and the Millers of the world will be dictating our future. And that’s one hell I want to avoid and won’t accept.   Centuries ago, Pluta...

To read the full text of the podcast and the links to the quoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/quotes-to-help-get-us-through-the We're living through a convoluted mess, but it's also a mess that we have to untangle else the Trumps, the Vances and the Millers of the world will be dictating our future. And that's one hell I want to avoid and won't accept. Centuries ago, Pluta...

A video is available⁠ to view at: https://erm76.substack.com/p/who-do-you-think-you-are-part-4-trump   250 Years, of Trump?    Trump acts as though he owns the country; Washington is histo do with as he pleases. This is exacerbated by his goal to place his name on everything, it seems-the renaming of the Kennedy Center, his planned ballroom, the huge arch, and his image and signature on currency,...

A video is available⁠ to view at: https://erm76.substack.com/p/who-do-you-think-you-are-part-4-trump 250 Years, of Trump? Trump acts as though he owns the country; Washington is his to do with as he pleases. This is exacerbated by his goal to place his name on everything, it seems-the renaming of the Kennedy Center, his planned ballroom, the huge arch, and his image and signature on currency, pass...

To read the full text of the podcast and the links to thequoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/hegseths-path-of-exclusion-dei-and The Trump Administration launched a campaign of exclusionfrom the first day he took office. It has manifested itself in many forms, and we’re primarily focusing on the most egregious, the anti-DEI mandate. It has an enormous impact on the life of...

The Video Summary is viewable at: https://erm76.substack.com/p/hegseths-path-of-exclusion-dei-and Introduction The Trump Administration launched a campaign of exclusion from the first day he took office. It has manifested itself in many forms, and we're primarily focusing on the most egregious, the anti-DEI mandate. It has an enormous impact on the life of our country, including today's podcast's...

To read the full text of the podcast and the links to thequoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/trump-hegseth-and-the-gang-meet-thucydides Trump is threatening, once again, to bomb Iran unless itsleaders agree to his peace plans. Not the plan of the United States—but his. It’s as though it’s his personal battle without the appropriate consultation with Congress. But one has t...

To read the full text of the podcast and the links to the quoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/trump-hegseth-and-the-gang-meet-thucydides Trump is threatening, once again, to bomb Iran unless its leaders agree to his peace plans. Not the plan of the United States—but his. It's as though it's his personal battle without the appropriate consultation with Congress. But o...

We're taking a slightly different path today to talk about something other than the Trump Administration. And part of the decision to do this right now is because it's May, which means graduation for most colleges and their students. But as I'm writing this, it looks like the job market is stagnant. So, we wanted to give some advice to new graduates. The advice isn't exactly how to get a job, it's...

This is One for the Road 1776. You can find this and all our past podcasts at: https://erm76.substack.com/p/the-voting-rights-act-and-usaid-part The podcast is an introduction to two topics we’ll becovering, more in-depth, at some future date. They’re USAID and the Supreme Court decision regarding the Voting Rights Act.  As an introduction, the recent Supreme Court decision, whichundercut the Voti...

This is One for the Road 1776. You can also find this podcast. and prior episodes, at: https://erm76.substack.com/p/the-voting-rights-act-and-usaid-part The podcast is an introduction to two topics we'll be covering, more in-depth, at some future date. They're USAID and the Supreme Court decision regarding the Voting Rights Act. As an introduction, the recent Supreme Court decision, which undercut...

To read the full text of the podcast and the links to thequoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/for-the-want-of-a-nail-trump-charles   In this podcast, we’re going to analyze some of the TrumpAdministration’s actions when measured against two of the key statements made in the King Charles speech to Congress. These range from references to ties between the US, UK and NATO to t...

To read the full text of the podcast and the links to the quoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/for-the-want-of-a-nail-trump-charles In this podcast, we're going to analyze some of the Trump Administration's actions when measured against two of the key statements made in the King Charles speech to Congress. These range from references to ties between the US, UK and NATO to t...

To read the full text of the podcast and the links to thequoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/donald-trump-cognitive-exams-the   We’re taking a different tack with this week’s podcast. We’ll be covering a main story and concluding with short briefs about other news events that will be part of later podcasts. Main Story : President Trump and his self-reported ability to accu...

To read the full text of the podcast and the links to the quoted materials, please see: https://erm76.substack.com/p/donald-trump-cognitive-exams-the We're taking a different tack with this week's podcast. We'll be covering a main story and concluding with short briefs about other news events that will be part of later podcasts. Main Story : President Trump and his self-reported ability to accurat...

To read the full text of the podcast and the links to thequoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/part-2-trump-and-hegseth-a-question   The podcast is a two-part critical analysis and commentaryabout President Trump and Pete Hegseth’s role in the war with Iran. But a quick update before we begin. The Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, has been fired. Thisaction and the other f...

Part 2. Trump and Hegseth. A Question of Leadership & Folly. An Analysis & Commentary. Podcast, Text & Video. To read the full text of the podcast and the links to the quoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/part-2-trump-and-hegseth-a-question The podcast is a two-part critical analysis and commentary about President Trump and Pete Hegseth's role in the war with Ir...

PART 1   To read the full text of the podcast and the links to thequoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/podcast-and-text-trump-and-hegseth   The podcast is a two-part critical analysis and commentaryabout President Trump and Pete Hegseth’s role in the war with Iran. It appears that the US engaged in the conflict without appropriate consideration given to how Iran would respo...

PART 1 To read the full text of the podcast and the links to the quoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/podcast-and-text-trump-and-hegseth The podcast is a two-part critical analysis and commentary about President Trump and Pete Hegseth's role in the war with Iran. It appears that the US engaged in the conflict without appropriate consideration given to how Iran would respond...

My friends and colleagues, Liz and Bob, recorded this podcast earlier in the week. While there's talk about the most critical topic today, the war with Iran, their conversation also covers related subjects, ranging from former President Nixon to President's Trump's abhorrent threat to end the Iranian civilization, which would be tantamount to a war crime. Thanks for listening. You can...

My friends and colleagues, Liz and Bob, recorded this podcast earlier in the week. While there's talk about the most critical topic today, the war with Iran, their conversation also covers related subjects, ranging from former President Nixon to President's Trump's abhorrent threat to end the Iranian civilization, which would be tantamount to a war crime. Thanks for listening. You can find more po...

To read the full text of the podcast and the links to thequoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/podcast-video-and-text-dickens-and   Photo Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber   "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it wasthe age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was...