This is a balanced, well-argued, sensible article by two Harvard professors about the actual risk that the president-elect poses for American democracy. The book I tagged is the result of the years of research they reference at the beginning of the article. Really worth a read: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/opinion/sunday/is-donald-trump-a-threat-to-dem...
saresmoore Thanks for sharing. 8y
Notafraidofwords Thanks for sharing. 8y
drokka Very good article. 8y
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kspenmoll Just saw this & plan to read with my coffee. Thx for reminder! 8y
Theresa Good article. We must stay vigilant! 8y
Donna_sBookMinute Bookmarked. Thanks for posting. 8y
Seshat Excellent article. 8y
Nuwanda Thanks for sharing this. Scary but necessary reading. 8y
Gina "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power" A. Lincoln 8y
Shortstack Thank you for sharing! I'm a bit terrified of what the next 4 years may bring! Also, @BookishFeminist You've probably read this one but it gave me the morbs. 8y
JBarr Couldn't agree more. 8y
Dolly I will have to emerge from the fetal position first. 8y
Laura317 I dunno if he's a threat to democracy, but he certainly is to my sanity! #stuffnightmaresaremadeof 8y
Kitta Great article, thanks for posting. 8y
Suet624 @Laura317 love your response. Same here. 8y
Gayan I have been terrified since the election. @Dolly I agree, I still haven't emerged from the fetal position. 8y
youngreadrshelf Thanks for posting that! 8y
LilMamaMastro I read this article yesterday & agree that it is very good. Thanks for the heads-up on the book. 8y
Dolly @Gayan which translates for me to spending very little $ except for comfort items. Wonder if others are doing the same. 8y
[DELETED] 1409720085 Thanks for sharing. Excuse while I go cry some more. 😭 8y
BookishFeminist @Shortstack 😂😂 He is the morbs. I hadn't seen this, thanks!! Also going to put this on the #overthis syllabus. Thanks for sharing this @BookishMarginalia! This articulates so much of what I've been saying since the primaries. Scary stuff. 8y
Hooked_on_books Thanks for posting--I'll definitely be reading this later. For now, I'll answer the question posed by the article title with a simple YES. 8y
Shortstack @BookishFeminist there is an #overthis syllabus?! Looks like I know what class I'm taking after graduation!! 😉 8y
Gayan @Dolly Yes, comfort items. I just got back from Barnes and Noble. 8y