How can we persuade Donald Trump to do the right thing? We can offer to build him a monument if he 1) ends the nuclear arms race, 2) rejoins the global effort to prevent climate change, and 3) works with China to prevent the AI singularity. See The Hill at thehill.com/opinion/whit...

How Trump can earn the monument he so desperately desires

Pulling the world back from three crises — nuclear weapons, climate change and AI — would be the ultimate test of his deal-making skills

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Buckle up. We can expect two more years of chaos with Donald Trump in office, but rebuilding the country should start now. The Hill posted my thoughts this morning at thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Down but not out: How America can rebuild after Trump

The Trump presidency has been an exhausting crisis-a-day affair, profoundly damaging to the American spirit and its mission in the world. The crises will continue. But some good will come from them…

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Democrats are not talking about global climate change. Yet polls show voters want to hear about it, and elected officials should shape public opinion rather than surrender to it when their constituents aren't sufficiently aware of the issues that hurt them. See thehill.com/opinion/ener...

Deadly silence: The world can’t afford to ignore climate change much longer

Sixty years of inaction in Washington have not made climate change go away. Hushing won’t either. In the meantime, the American people, present and future, are paying an increasingly intolerable pr…

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The midterm election will not heal the deep divisions in America. Neither will the 2028 election. The healing must begin at the grassroots, person-to-person and community by community. The Hill has just posted my op-ed about this at thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Should the world regulate AI? I asked ChatGPT. Here's what it said: www.meer.com/en/111877-i-....

I asked ChatGPT whether humanity should regulate AI

Confronting the singularity and asking whether global rules can keep AI’s most dangerous capabilities in check

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Artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons raise the specter of a rogue AI agent taking control of nuclear weapons. However remote that possibility may be, we can only avoid it by eliminating the world's nuclear arsenals. The Hill has published my argument at thehill.com/opinion/nati....

Military intelligence? Nuclear weapons led by AI is a terrible idea.

Intelligence is one thing, and machines can be imbued with it. But wisdom, morality and intuition are the domain of humans. They should never be removed from the chain of command.

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Earlier today, The Hill published my column asking whether it's time for America to have a woman president. So far, readers say "no." See thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Is it finally time for a female president?

The next presidential election is more than two years away, but several women are already mentioned as possible candidates.

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The current Congress is dominated by cowards, capitulators, and Trump collaborators who have given up the body's constitutional powers and obligations. Voters will have to restore Congress's power by electing members who defend and use it. See The Hill: thehill.com/opinion/cong...

A weakling Congress is in its dying days

We should not mourn its passing.

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Why are voters favoring socialist candidates? It's pretty obvious. The Hill has posted my article about this at thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Could socialism make America happy again?

There is little mystery about the appeal of socialism, but there is confusion.

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As the man said, the moral arc of the universe points to justice in human affairs. The moral arc of our relationship with nature points to harmony. The Hill has just published my article about this at lnkd.in/gp94XRRi

With uncertainty surrounding federal disaster assistance, communities should be proactive in planning disaster avoidance, response, and recovery. The best approach is to engage everyone in the process. The Climate Democracy Initiative is ready to help. See The Hill at thehill.com/opinion/ener....

The democratic approach to confronting climate change

The decisions we each make every day, particularly how we use energy, influence whether the weather becomes more extreme.

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Senate Republicans grilled Dr. Anthony Fauci last week based on unfounded rumors about the COVID pandemic. (bit.ly/4fRol7j) The biggest shock was that Fauci once butt-dialed Barbra Streisand. Rand Paul and colleagues hung themselves by trashing a public servant who led us through a deadly crisis.

It is incomprehensible that the U.S. Senate would confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General. On The Hill, I argue that under Richard Nixon -- Elliot Richardson and William Ruckelshaus -- set the standard for America's top law officer. Blanche has disgraced the office. See thehill.com/opinion/whit....

Todd Blanche doesn’t deserve to be attorney general

Those who most covet the job of attorney general may not be worthy to have it. The best candidates are willing to resign from the department in its defense.

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Donald Trump is using the president's pardon power to create an entire class of Americans who are above the law. In the process, he's denying justice and billions of dollars in compensation to the victims of crimes. The Hill just posted my article about this at thehill.com/opinion/whit...

Trump’s growing gang of untouchables

Trump has subverted equal justice to create two classes of citizens: one privileged, the other persecuted.

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China, North Korea, and Russia are not America's greatest national security threat. It's our president. The Hill posted my essay today at thehill.com/opinion/nati...

Trump is America’s biggest national security threat

The most important thing Congress can do to strengthen national security is to remove Trump from office as soon as possible.

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The U.S. Constitution was written in a much different time. It is being subjected to a severe stress test by the Trump government. Is it still fit for purpose? The Hill has posted my view that it may be time to amend it. thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Is the US Constitution still fit for purpose?

This anniversary year is a time to celebrate how far America has come and to ask a direct question: Is it time to update the Constitution?

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Meer magazine has published my latest article, which says the Trump era is America's "dark night of the soul," when our values and character are tested. www.meer.com/en/109563-am... However, I wrote it prior to the World Cup, where open arms and goodwill prove that our heart is alive and well.

America’s dark night

Is the United States ready to emerge from its spiritual crisis?

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The Trump administration is arguably the most corrupt in American history. Opposition to Trump's self-dealing is nearly unanimous. People's happiness and confidence in the government are tanking. Is that why Americans are voting for Democratic Socialists? See The Hill: at thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Democratic socialists are on the rise — are the pitchforks finally coming out?

Voters tired of the mess at the highest levels of government and the lowest tiers of the economy could make Nov. 3 their happiest day in a very long time.

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What would Democrats do with control of Congress? They should show us with legislation that begins repairing Trump's damages. The Hill just posted some suggestions at thehill.com/opinion/camp....

Democrats want control of Congress, but what will they actually do with it?

Trump has undoubtedly done more damage to the federal government than we know. It will take a long time to identify and repair it. Democrats should tell us how they’d jump-start the process in Janu…

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The Senate should not confirm Todd Blanche. Instead, Congress should impeach and remove him from office for his willful violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Presidents do not have the power to pardon impeachments and their consequences.

The oiligarchy is stealing our children's future, and we are letting it happen by continuing to dump fossil-energy pollution into the atmosphere. Why aren't Democrats talking about it? The Hill has just published my take on this at thehill.com/opinion/ener...

We are betraying our children with fossil fuel pollution

Over the decades, whether we paid attention or not, one thing has remained constant: Our failure to get global warming under control is the greatest betrayal that any generation has ever imposed on…

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Protest music was a huge part of the social revolutions of the '60s and '70s. I've often wondered why there isn't more of it today. Now, The Resistance has issued a collection of high-quality songs about the Trump era. Hear them at www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

RESIST - YouTube

This channel is full of songs that I have created and that are intended to inspire people to resist Trump and Trumpism. And maybe along the way we might trol...

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Donald Trump, MAGA, and the Far Right have stolen the symbols and language of democracy. It's time to take it all back. See: thehill.com/opinion/camp....

Move over, MAGA — it’s time to take America back

We have allowed thieves, vandals, ideologues and power brokers to steal our country. It’s time to take it all back.

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The international magazine Meer published a more detailed version of my recent piece in The Hill about the need for global nuclear disarmament. See www.meer.com/en/108487-wh....

When nuclear diplomacy fails

With the threat of nuclear war growing, violence is not a suitable alternative for deterrence

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Some observations on Trump's MMA event on the South Lawn: the-real-biocene.net/f/trumps-bic....

Trump's Bicep-tennial

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Several more countries are on the verge of developing nuclear weapons, in part because of Donald Trump's foreign policies. The United States should lead the world to nuclear disarmament, starting with its own arsenal. The Hill has just published my argument at thehill.com/opinion/nati...

Do we deserve our republic? We are about to find out. Please see my piece in The Hill this morning at thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Karoline Leavitt likes to accuse Democrats of "Trump Derangement Syndrome." The real problem is "American Exhaustion Syndrome" caused by the chaos of Trump's presidency. I explain at the-real-biocene.net/f/no-drama-o....

No Drama Obama vs. the Trump Exhaustion Syndrome

By William S. Becker

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The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey has led some careerists at the Justice Department to call it a "clown show." But the label fits the entire Trump Cabinet. Its job is to "insure domestic tranquility." Instead, it's a three-ring circus. The Ringmaster should close it down and go.

Donald Trump handed out 166 pardons to wealthy donors and friends last year. They wiped out nearly $2 billion that criminals were supposed to pay to taxpayers for Medicare and tax fraud. Supporters call this "transactional," but ethics watchdogs rate Trump as the most corrupt president in history.