Monty L. Donohew

Monty L. Donohew


  • July 30, 2020

    COVID-19 capital flight strengthens Trump administration's foreign policy hand

    Trump's foreign trade and economic policy has relied heavily on capital flight to achieve foreign policy objectives.  Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was ample evidence that Trump's capital strategy was both producti...

  • May 30, 2020

    Twitter censorship, voter suppression, and Democratic hypocrisy

    Within moments, after both President Trump and his press secretary characterized Twitter's "fact-checking" posts as "censorship," a torrent of feeble-minded and semi-illiterate Democrats raised their voices in unison to procla...

  • February 2, 2020

    Fredo Cuomo thinks you should be 'mad as hell' about Trump acquittal

    "You should be mad as hell!" Chris Cuomo barks into a camera, indicting the U.S. Senate for "hiding the facts" from voters by refusing to indulge further the already obviously sham impeachment effort.  Cuomo weaves ...

  • January 12, 2020

    The Trump doctrine is all about putting American lives first

    Among the most welcome and effective disruptive reforms of the Trump presidency is a re-thinking and re-articulation of the use of military power.  Historically, military personnel served to perform a number of important, sometimes discreet...

  • August 13, 2018

    Capital Flight -- The Strategy Behind Trump's Sanctions

    When there is war, conflict, or instability, vulnerable human beings flee, seeking refuge in safer countries.  Everyone is familiar with the plight of refugees, and the challenges refugees create for surrounding nations.  People need a...

  • August 11, 2018

    CNN breaking news: imminent invasion of white supremacists

    In the past few days, CNN has re-introduced the narrative that President Trump is the cause of, and should be blamed for, a rise in white supremacy movements in America.  Like all excellent reporting from CNN, the underlying fiction is buri...

  • August 5, 2018

    'CNN sucks': A nice change of pace

    Hysteria over "CNN sucks" is ludicrous.  Yes, it is a breach in the decorum historically expected of presidents that Trump is leading the chant, but I for one think stripping the presidency and politics in general of the false fa...

  • February 14, 2018

    Justice in the Wake of 'Russian Collusion'

    For those who believe in the possibility of justice, the Trump administration represents hope.  The perhaps crass and emotional chants to "lock her up" during the Republican presidential primary and subsequent general electio...

  • March 8, 2017

    18 questions for Obama on Trump-Russia collusion

    Why won't reporters actually ask relevant questions? Consider this: The New York Times reports that the Obama administration "scrambled" to leave a "trail of breadcrumbs" of "evidence" about Trump-Russia...

  • March 5, 2017

    The Trump Administration's Disruptive Reform of Political Communication

    While traditional political labels- liberal, conservative, moderate- simply won’t adhere to the Trump Administration, it is clear that Trump is an effective disruptive reformer. The Trump Administration increasingly employs actions and policies...

  • February 10, 2017

    The Real Significance of the Temporary Immigration Ban?

    Is the Trump administration inviting a constitutional crisis in the United States District Court (USDC)? Despite the fact that any half-conscious sot could, in a few Google clicks, find lists of refugees or immigrants from the seven subject countries...

  • January 26, 2017

    The real significance of the ‘Executive Order on Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States’

    The executive order titled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States," establishes the Trump administration as truly formidable.  If you haven't heard or read about it, you soon will.  The order requires, a...