American experiences readings in american history

"I don't think he'll necessarily inspire through kind of the high rhetoric that FDR was able to achieve, or even some other presidents like Reagan or Lyndon Johnson or Kennedy," Zelizer said. "He'll inspire by just giving people a sense that the adult is finally in the room, and an adult who cares about what we're all going through as a country. He can deliver that, but it's going to be tough." … [Read more...] about Biden crafts inaugural address to unify a country in crisis

Yesterday, McChrystal took a break from collecting fat Corporate Directors fees to note that, based on his extensive experience of mismanaging America’s foreign policy, Trump voters look an awful lot like terrorists an awful lot. Quote, “I did see a similar dynamic in the evolution of al Qaeda in Iraq.” McChrystal said, ” … where a whole generation of angry Arab youth with very poor prospects followed a powerful leader who promised to take them back to a time to a better place. And he led them to embrace an ideology that justified their violence. This is now happening in America.” Al Qaeda in America. Thanks, Stan. … [Read more...] about FNC’s Carlson: It’s Time for the Democrats to ‘Accept Their Victory,’ ‘Forgive the Team They Beat and to Move On’ — ‘You Won, Be Happy’

Jon Harder – President Trump commuted the sentence of Jon Harder, former President and CEO of Sunwest Management Inc., who has served nearly 5 years of a 15-year prison sentence. Notable figures, including the Honorable Michael Hogan who served as the Federal judge overseeing Sunwest’s bankruptcy and receivership, Ford Elsaesser who served as counsel to Sunwest’s creditors in receivership, and multiple other individuals involved in the litigation support Mr. Harder’s commutation. Mr. Harder was serving as president and CEO of Sunwest Management Inc., a large management company overseeing residential senior care facilities, when he misused investment funds during the real estate crisis. Mr. Harder fully accepted responsibility, pled guilty, and cooperated with the government’s civil and criminal actions against him at great personal cost. According to former Chief Judge Hogan, Mr. Harder’s full cooperation “against his substantial financial and … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Announces Pardons and Commutations for 143 People in Last Hours of Presidency

Juan Williams currently serves as a co-host of FOX News Channel’s (FNC) The Five (weekdays 5-6PM/ET) and also appears as a political analyst on FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace and Special Report with Bret Baier. Williams joined the network as a contributor in 1997. … [Read more...] about Juan Williams: Joe Biden becomes world’s most powerful leader – here are his 3 top challenges

He wants to show that he will move swiftly to undo some of the damage that Trump has done, with aides readying about a dozen executive actions that Biden can take as soon as he is sworn into office that include rejoining the Paris climate agreement and ending Trump's ban on travel from predominantly Muslim countries. The President-elect plans to extend the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures for families affected by Covid-19 and to sign an order requiring masks on federal property and during interstate travel. … [Read more...] about Biden to be inaugurated as 46th president as Trump leaves Washington