Archive - American Doom

'Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom'

Some recent examples of the "corrupt and vicious" behavior that the Founders warned about.

Dec 19 • Justin Glawe

What the White House told me about Trump's hands

Injuries from shaking hands? Do tell...

Dec 17 • Justin Glawe

There was no fog of war

The strike was clear. Helpless men were killed. The justification doesn't add up.

Dec 6 • Justin Glawe

All politics is national, Cincinnati edition

In the race for the city's mayor, the shadow of Trump and the national stage loomed large.

Dec 4 • Chloe Hall

Desperate and depraved

A sinking administration ends the year on a low and characteristically immoral note.

Dec 3 • Justin Glawe

November 2025

How Trump's Big Beautiful Bill makes college less affordable

Fewer loan dollars, incentivizing "workforce training" scams, harder to repay loans — H.R. 1 makes college less affordable for virtually all Americans.

Nov 24 • Chloe Hall and Justin Glawe

Dysfunction and chaos at the Georgia State Election Board

Led by election conspiracy theorists, the board takes aim at specious fraud claims in Atlanta, and gives the floor to a fan of neo-Nazis.

Nov 14 • Justin Glawe

Ongoing threats to the system

Pardons for election interference, threats to absentee and mail-in voting, a system rigged against opposition.

Nov 12 • Justin Glawe

4:21

Democratic wins across the country and in an obscure race in Georgia provide a bit of hope ahead of a dark winter.

Nov 5 • Justin Glawe

2:57

October 2025

A government of dominance

The question isn't whether Republicans care about the consequences of their actions, but why they clearly don't.

Oct 21 • Justin Glawe

DOJ to federal judge: Trump's power is "unreviewable"

Federal court hearings in Oregon and Illinois provide more evidence of the government's insistence on the president's limitless authority.

Oct 10 • Justin Glawe

The coming insurrection

We are getting closer to the president invoking the Insurrection Act. The military will face an impossible choice.

Oct 8 • Justin Glawe

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