Internal Resistance to Trump

This is quite something. The vulgar talking yam (© Charlie Pierce) hasn’t yet been in office a full week and already there are more than 50 unofficial Twitter accounts from within the Federal Government dedicated to publishing information in defiance of his team’s edicts that their agencies not communicate with the public. Many appear to …

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Saving our best places

Among the many things I have admired about President Obama is his concern for America’s historical places and his willingness to protect them. By invoking the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate the sites, Obama has now used the act more than any other president. He has created or expanded 34 national monuments, two more …

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