John Paulett

Sibling Talk—News and Politics from a Progressive Point of View

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Commentary about the news from Mary Jo Toumert and John Paulett. Ok, we will admit it. We are liberals, but we make a lot of sense. And we are brother and sister.

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John Paulett

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News

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

May 9 Does Trump have a Secret Weapon? 09.05.2020

Trump seems to think a magical cure will save him and the country. Mary Jo and John have ideas about this.

May 6 Trump Can’t Hit a Softball 07.05.2020

Why can’t Trump show any empathy. Mary Jo and John have ideas.

May 6 Face Masks 06.05.2020

Why won’t Trump wear a mask? Mary Jo and John think they know.

May 4 Campaigning in the Time of Covid 05.05.2020

How should Joe Biden be campaigning for President. Mary Jo and John think they now.

May 1 The Case of Joe Biden 04.05.2020

Is Joe credible in his defense? Mary Jo and John have answers.

April 30 The President Is Feeling Antsy 01.05.2020

Why is the President heading to Arizona and other places? Mary Jo and John have some answers.

April 30 The Problem with Joe 30.04.2020

What should we make of the allegation against Joe Biden. Mary Jo and John try to understand it.

April 28 Testing, Testing, Testing 29.04.2020

The White House has a new set of reasons why we don’t have adequate tests. Mary Jo and John are not buying the explanations.

April 24 Injecting Bleach 24.04.2020

What do we make of a President who suggests that people should take Lysol internally? Mary Jo and John try to make some sense of this.

April 22 The Fight Against Science 22.04.2020

For Trump, black is white and up is down. Mary Jo and John try to make some sense of it.

April 21 The New Normal 22.04.2020

What will be some of the features of the “New Normal” as the economy starts to open up? Mary Jo and John have some ideas.

April 20 The Nightly Briefings 21.04.2020

Should the networks and cable channels broadcast the President’s nightly briefings. Mary Jo and John have opinions.

April 17 The Deniers 17.04.2020

Is Trump trying to create a corona virus denial movement?

April 16 The Plan to Open Up 17.04.2020

What about the plan to open up the states? Mary Jo and John think about the details—especially those regarding the schools.

April 15 Trump has stopped funding of the WHO. What is going on? 15.04.2020

Mary Jo and John think they understand Trump’s decision to defund the World Health Organization.

April 14 Should Trump be removed as unstable? 15.04.2020

John thinks that the Cabinet should invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump because he is unhinged. Mary Jo takes a more measured view.

April 13 Shut Down and Open Up 13.04.2020

Can Trump order the governors to reopen?

April 10 Opening the Country? 11.04.2020

Can Trump declare the country open? Mary Jo and John have answers.

April 9 The Democratic Vice President Candidate 09.04.2020

Who will Joe Biden pick as Vice President? Mary Jo and John have opinions.

April 8 Bernie Sanders 09.04.2020

What will be the legacy of Bernie Sanders? Mary Jo and John reflect on his candidacy.

April 7 Elections and the Virus 07.04.2020

Will the President cancel the November elections? Mary and John think they have the answer.

April 6 What will Change? 06.04.2020

When the pandemic is over, how will the nation be different?

4-3 Medical Insurance in the Time of Corona Virus 04.04.2020

Is healthcare a basic human right? Why is Trump limiting that right to the corona virus?

4-2 The Death of Democracy? 03.04.2020

Has the American system of government failed? Do we need a new Constitutional Convention to reform American democracy?

April 1–The Failure of Federalism 01.04.2020

Are the actions of President Trump causing the death of Federalism?

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