Category Archives: Trump’s Mental Health

Putin’s Nuclear Threats, and the Danger of Authoritarians with Nuclear Powers

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Putin’s Nuclear Threats and the Danger of Authoritarians with Nuclear Powers Putin has now put his nuclear forces on alert, although there is no evidence of any threats to Russia or Russian forces in Ukraine from NATO or nuclear powers.  … Continue reading →

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Dictatorships and Their Control of Nuclear Weapons

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Dictatorships and Their Control of Nuclear Weapons Today, I and 200 other scientists attended talks by citizen nuclear experts of the Union of Concerned Scientists.  Steve Fetter of Princeton, former Assistant Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, … Continue reading →

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Epilogue to Impeachment: Trump’s Wild Victory Celebrations

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Epilogue to Impeachment:  Trump’s Wild Victory Celebrations Every great saga deserves an epilogue.  I mean Trump’s Impeachment Saga, not my whacky accounting of it.  Trump, the TV Director in Chief, could not help making a Grand Show of his pre-acquittal … Continue reading →

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Fifty Shades of Cowardice

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Fifty Shades of Cowardice Just because retiring Senator Lamar Alexander wavered, and then decided against witnesses, he should not alone bear the cloak of cowardice.  All of the other 50 Republican Senators who will also vote against witnesses and documents … Continue reading →

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The Trump Apocalypse

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Trump Apocalypse One thinks of the Apocalypse coming with its traditional four horsemen.  But with VP Pence calling on all countries to investigate the Democratic candidates, and all of the involved people, and all of the whistleblowers, and all … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Political Niblets

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

New Year’s Political Niblets The only real military action Trump has initiated is to attack air facilities of Syria after they used nerve gas against civilians.  That was actually the only clean air action that Trump has taken.  As far … Continue reading →

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In the Age of Trump-McConnell, We Have All Been Lessened

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

In the Age of Trump-McConnell, We Have All Been Lessened In any other Senate, nobody would have allowed Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to withhold a Supreme Court Nomination for 9 or 11 months.  With the open appointment, this made it … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Seeds of Wrath Have Born Fruit

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump’s Seeds of Wrath Have Born Fruit The only real question is why it took three years, until now two highly unhinged haters have sought infamy in the same week by carrying forward on hatreds prompted by Trump. Update:  Sunday, … Continue reading →

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Dictators Suppressing the Press and Opponents Often Backfires

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Why Don’t Dictators See that Suppressing the Press or Opponents Only Leads to Vastly More Negative Publicity? Why is it that the killing of one of Putin’s political opponents outside the Kremlin wasn’t forseen as elevating an unknown opponent to … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Response: Rage, Denial, Shoot the Messenger, Persecute the Press

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump’s Response: Rage, Denial, Shoot the Messenger, Persecute the Press None of these are going to help improve his governance, and, in fact, they are all going to make it much worse. Since Trump is paranoid, he will start another … Continue reading →

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