Tag: President Trump

Inauguration Day 2021: Thoughts on Former President Trump; Demagoguery and Cults of Personality; Chewing Glass; Men in Antler Hats Storming the U.S. Capitol; President Joe Biden; and Patriotism

by anders458, posted in social issues, social justice, Uncategorized

BY ANDREW MORKES, FOUNDER AND AUTHOR OF NATURE IN CHICAGOLAND When asked my opinion in 2016, I always quipped that President Trump would never make it through 4 years—and would instead be removed from the White House either in handcuffs or a straitjacket. I was wrong. He made it through 4 incendiary years, but Americans … Continue reading Inauguration Day 2021: Thoughts on Former President Trump; Demagoguery and Cults of Personality; Chewing Glass; Men in Antler Hats Storming the U.S. Capitol; President Joe Biden; and Patriotism

A Vote for President Trump is a Vote for an Unhealthy Environment

by anders458, posted in conservation, politics and the environment, Uncategorized

BY ANDREW MORKES, FOUNDER & AUTHOR OF NATURE IN CHICAGOLAND The job of protecting the environment—ensuring clean air, soil, and water; protecting federal land from mining and logging, and mitigating the effects of climate change—starts at the top with President Trump, but his efforts as an environmental steward have been abysmal. In his nearly 4 … Continue reading A Vote for President Trump is a Vote for an Unhealthy Environment

Take a Nature Hike, President Trump

by anders458, posted in Uncategorized

The Trump Administration continues to eliminate EPA rules that protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, the soil we grow our crops in, and much more--all in the name of allowing corporations to have more freedom to make money. His Secretary of the Interior is currently making drastic cuts to the size of … Continue reading Take a Nature Hike, President Trump