The other day I went to a dinner party at a country club and sat next to a lifelong Republican businessman who left the GOP to become an Independent because of Donald Trump and the GOP’s permissive reaction to Trump. John (not his real name) and I had a spirited, […]
Abortion Rights
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On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, J.B. Pritzker, the newly elected Democratic governor of Illinois, signed the Reproductive Health Act into law. This was after a hard fought battle in the state legislature where abortion rights groups, lawmakers and PACs all pulled together to get this bill signed into law against […]
With Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, right wing political ideologues have completed their take over of all three branches of government. They cared only about winning at any cost, not about ethics and morality. In fact, ethics and morality are liabilities to them. In their playbook, rules are for […]
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s willingness to testify before Congress creates an exceptionally high threat level for the GOP and for Trump personally. Why? Because this is going to be the high noon moment for a number of sociological/political forces set to have a showdown. First, there is the showdown between […]
Sheila Markin is a former Assistant US Attorney. She helps people to understand in plain English what is going on in US politics today. Subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss a post! Seventeen years ago, on 9/11 when the planes flew into the World Trade Center, our country […]
Sheila Markin is a former Assistant US Attorney. She helps people to understand in plain English what is going on in US politics today. Subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss a post! The scene opens in a galaxy not far far away enough for anyone who believes in […]
Sheila Markin is a former Assistant US Attorney. She helps people to understand in plain English what is going on in US politics today. Subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss a post! Bob Woodward’s new book, Fear, is coming out on September 11. Perfect day for a book […]
Sheila Markin is a former Assistant US Attorney. She helps people to understand in plain English what is going on in US politics today. Subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss a post! Break the Glass! Tell Your Abortion Story! Women need to talk about what happened to us […]