Short Take Politics

Remembering Pearl Harbor

It was people like Doris Miller, disobeying orders when under attack, who became the sort of heroes who stood against Fascism. We are approaching a parallel time as the ruling elite consolidates wealth in a kleptocracy, taking from the poor to give to the rich. It evokes memories of Mussolini who embraced fascism when he realized socialism would not work. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-6-2025

National Parks dumps MLK and Juneteenth as free days

Hey, but if you want to go on Trump’s birthday that’s OK. (Or just wait for the next shutdown.) https://www.npr.org/2025/12/06/g-s1-101090/national-parks-fee-free-calendar-mlk-juneteenth

What that special election portends

Even with every dirty trick in the book on the table, the MAGA crowd is in trouble because the economy sucks no matter what anyone says. https://www.npr.org/2025/12/06/nx-s1-5634822/takeaways-special-election…