“I Understand The Assignment”: The Case of Justice Tom Parker.

Mike Magee Without hyperbole, Project 2025 feels similar to Germany in the early 1930’s. Their website introduction reads: “It is not enough for conservatives to win elections. If we are going to rescue the country from the grip of the radical Left, we need both a governing agenda and the right people in place, ready to […]

U.S. Presidents and Vice-Presidents Are Never Immune From Danger – Political Or Otherwise.

Mike Magee This has been a disorienting period of mixed messages when it comes to the highest offices of the land. Just two weeks ago on July 1, 2024, a majority of the Supreme Court decided to expand Presidential immunity for criminal malfeasance to former President Trump who had so severely tarnished the post on […]

“Off the Record, Mike, What’s Pelosi Doing in a Few Bullet Points?”

An imagined conversation drawn from a compilation of real discussions with multiple individuals that occurred over the prior 48 hours. Mike Magee ______________________________________________________________________ OK. But not to be attributed to me. Speaker Emerita Pelosi this morning (on MSNBC) signaled the timing (after the NATO summit) and outcome (Biden pulls out of the campaign) for the […]

Limping To The Finish Line Will Not Cure This Problem. Crushing the “Trump Reich.”

Mike Magee I have always felt a kinship with EJ Dionne. We are both Boomers, though I am 4 years his senior. We share similar politics, religious origins, early Catholic school educations, fathers in health care and mothers who were teachers, deep New England roots, addiction to the written word, blessings with long marriages and […]

Boomer Boomerang.

Mike Magee Last year the New York Times Editorial Board asked the rhetorical question, “Can America Age Gracefully?” After last week’s Presidential Debate, the answer to the query seems pretty clear. “Apparently not?” This is not simply a function of the graying of America (and her two Presidential candidates), but also a result of our […]

The “final, final, final” Final Battle of Donald Trump.

Mike Magee We now are two days away from the “final, final, final” Final Battle of Donald Trump. One year ago, the former President, now convicted felon, promised his supporters in Columbus, Georgia that his recently announced bid for the presidency was “the final battle” against “corrupt forces” and the “Deep State” which was being […]

Healthy Women Mean a Healthy Democracy.

Mike Magee When he assumed the role on June 13, 2023, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH focused on inequities in health care as a top priority for his year in office. In a memorable opening that day in Chicago, the Wisconsin anesthesiologist shared a personal mission with 700 AMA delegates centered on his then 4 […]

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