Reason #22: Bone Spurs Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? When we started to look at the early business career of Donald Trump, we skipped over an important fork in the road, that of government service. When Trump graduated from Wharton in 1968, he…

Reason # 21: Gambling Fred Trump was a relatively conservative, if distasteful, businessman. He accumulated a considerable fortune by buying or building apartment houses and middle-class residences, over the decades, managing more than twenty thousand units in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. He was also arrested in 1976 for housing violations in the state of…

Reason # 20: Hypocrisy revisited Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? In a previous post, I discussed my belief that most undocumented workers in the U.S. work for Republicans in the U.S. and that it is pure hypocrisy to both exploit and simultaneously castigate…

Reason # 19: Racial Discrimination in Rental Housing. Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? Before we dig into the federal lawsuit against Fred and Donald Trump and Trump Management in 1973, join me in a brief time machine voyage. The first setting is to…

Reason # 18: The Silver Spoon Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? Years ago, I was dining alone at Smith and Wolensky along the Chicago River and could not help overhearing the conversation of four young businessmen at a neighboring table, speaking of George…

Reason # 17: Family History Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? What was the Trump family like. Friedrich Drumpf, Donald Trump’s grandfather made his fortune in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, running a successful restaurant, hotel and brothel. He changed his name to Trump and returned…

Reason # 16: Undergraduate Education Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? Donald Trump and Joseph Biden matriculated at good, but not prestigious universities, Biden at a state school, the University of Delaware and Trump at Fordham University a private Jesuit institution in New York…

Reason #15: Cheating Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? Today’s post may seem frivolous, but please bear with me. Cheating is a bit different from lying. It involves not just saying something that is untrue but involves taking direct action to gain an unfair…

Reason # 14: Adolescence Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? Trump brags about accomplishments during his high school years. He claims that he learned more about the military than many others do even during active service in the armed forces, points to achievement of…

Reason # 13: Childhood Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? Yesterday, we discussed whether Donald Trump exhibits symptoms of adult Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). Today, let’s consider if there is evidence to support the possibility that this syndrome may have evolved from childhood ODD.…

Reason #12: Vindictiveness Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? When I posted Reason #10, I wanted to fact check my post and sent it to a few psychiatrists I respect. In addition to finding no reason to disagree with a diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality…

  ·  Reason #11: Age Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? When is a candidate too old to be president? As with almost any question, it depends. There are two important considerations. The first is anticipated life span. The second is cognitive function. The chance…

Reason #10: Dignity Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? Dignity is an essential quality, if one is to provide leadership. It implies that one behaves in a serious manner, in such a way as to deserve honor and respect and is absolutely mandatory in…

Facebook  Reason #9: Personality Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? When we meet someone for the first time, we observe their behavior to try to read them. We take a glimpse at their personality; those observable traits that may reflect their inner character, before…

Reason #8: Misogyny in the public sphere Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? Let’s return to the subject of misogyny, defined as hatred, contempt for or discrimination against women. We have seen how Donald Trump betrays the women closest to him, What about all…

  ·  Reason #7: Misogyny Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? Let’s next consider misogyny, defined as hatred, contempt for or discrimination against women. It implies two tiers, personal and public. Let’s begin with misogyny in Donald Trump’s personal life. The focal point is the…

Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? Let’s next consider our government’s response to undocumented immigrants. In his acceptance speech, Trump, as usual, leaned heavily on “the Biden border problem”. Let’s dig a bit deeper. Why do people in Latin America seek to enter the…

Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? In follow up to yesterday’s comments on his mendacity, let’s consider Trump’s claims on “Right to Try”. In his acceptance speech in Milwaukee last night, Donald Trump tried to follow a Manchurian Candidate script, carefully crafted to make…

Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? Let’s next consider mendacity. Nobody likes a liar. One of the first stories I can remember was about Chicken Little, who frightened her community by telling them that the sky was falling. That was not true and when…

Why do we need to defeat Donald Trump and ensure that a Democrat occupies the White House? Let’s next consider pandemic response. When COVID hit the U.S., we had a well-established, science- based plan to prevent massive loss of life. We knew from past experience that, in the absence of an effective treatment or vaccine,…