‘Talking Turkey’ Columns by Jim Smith
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June 23, 2022 — The ‘Big Lie’ Is the Gift That Keeps on Giving — for a Man With No Shame
May 26, 2022 — A Stark Warning by Martin Baron About Threats to Truth, Science and Democracy
Apr. 28, 2022 — What Defines and Motivates the Right-Wing in America Is Intolerance
Mar. 24, 2022 — Democracy Is Looking More and More Like an Experiment — That Could Fail
Feb. 24, 2022 — Let’s Look at the New Civil War and How It Is Evolving
Jan. 27, 2022 — If They Loved America, Wouldn’t Anti-Trump Republicans Speak Out?
Dec. 23, 2021 — America, Alone Among the Major Democracies, Is ‘Autocratizing’
Also: Do You Believe in American ‘Exceptionalism’? Here’s How Exceptional We Are
Nov. 25, 2021 — It’s Hard to Be an Optimist About the Future of Our Country, Isn’t It?
Sept. 30, 2021 — Trump’s #1 Legacy Will Be His Subversion of Our Democratic Republic
Sept. 23, 2021 — Aren’t Trump and His Supporters the True RINOs (Republicans in Name Only)?
Sept. 16, 2021 — Our Constitution Guarantees that American Will Never Be a True Democracy
Sept. 9, 2021 — How Russia Seeks to Hurt America (aka the Trump/MAGA Playbook)
Also: It’s All About ‘Ownership’ — How Much of America Do You ‘Own’?
Sept. 2, 2021 — A Reader Asks: Why Do I Keep Writing About Donald Trump? He’s Gone!
Also: We Need to Honor and Appreciate Immigrants
Aug. 26, 2021 — Every President Leaves a Legacy, So What Will Be Donald Trump’s Legacy?
Also: How Trumpers Respond to This Column
Aug. 19, 2021 — Supporters of Donald Trump Say They Love America, But That’s an Oxymoron
Also: Please Congress, Raise My Taxes — and Yours
Aug. 12, 2021 — Is America Strong Enough to Withstand the Authoritarian Direction of the GOP?
Click here to read Heather Cox Richardson lesson on Voting Rights
Aug. 5, 2021 — Will Trump Followers Ever Realize How Insecure and Dangerous Their Idol Is?
July 29, 2021 — Fox News, OAN & Newsmax Are ‘Killing People’; Facebook Is Just a Multiplier
July 22, 2021 — How Did You Feel When a Friend, Partner, Employer/Employee Lied to You?
July 15, 2021 — The 2022 Mid-Term Elections Will Test How Gullible and Misinformed We Are
July 8, 2021 — Trumpers’ Hatred of ‘Democratic Socialism’ Only Betrays Their Ignorance
July 1, 2021 — Remember the Concern About ‘Low-Information Voters’? It’s So Much Worse.
June 24, 2021 — The Dumpster Fire We Know As the Trump Presidency Is Still Smoldering
Apr. 22, 2021 — Are You Prepared for the Death of America As We Know It? The Indicators Are There
Feb. 11, 2021 — If the Senate Were to Use a Secret Ballot, It Would Likely Convict Trump Unanimously
Feb. 4, 2021 — From Slate: Trump Didn’t Believe His Election Lies; Pollster Autopsies Explained Loss
Jan. 28, 2021 — ‘The Perfect Target’: Russia Cultivated Trump as Asset for 40 Years, Says ex-KGB Spy
Jan. 14, 2021 — The Insurrectionists Are Themselves Victims — Of Donald Trump’s Big Lies
Jan. 7, 2021 — The Washington Post Counts Trump’s Lies. Who’s Keeping a Body Count?
Dec. 31, 2020 — Did Melania Get Her “I Don’t Really Care” Jacket from Donald’s Closet?
Dec. 24, 2020 — It’s Time to Stop Calling Democrats ‘Socialists, Communists and Leftists’
Dec. 17, 2020 — Some Say to “Move On” and Stop Talking About Trump. Here’s Why I Disagree.
Dec. 10, 2020 — Michael Cohen’s Book ‘Disloyal’ Tells the Story of How Trump Won Over the Evangelicals
Dec. 3, 2020 — Job #1 (of many) Should Be Restoring Trust in Professional Journalism
Nov. 26, 2020 — It Couldn’t Be Clearer Now: It Was Always “Trump First,” not “America First”
Nov. 19, 2020 — Like Jimmy Kimmel, It’s Hard for Me to Understand Trump’s Increased Following
Nov. 12, 2020 — Joe Biden Is Wrong: Trump’s Refusal to Concede Befits His Legacy
Nov. 5, 2020 — I Can’t Get Over the Fact That Many Voted for Trump Based on Lies
Oct. 29, 2020 — It’s Time to Sum Up the Dumpster Fire We Know as the Trump Presidency
Oct. 22, 2020 — We Can Make America Great Again — By Defeating Donald Trump and His Enablers
Oct. 15, 2020 — Trump’s Hostility to Obamacare Is Emblematic of His Narcissistic Psychopathy
Oct. 8, 2020 — Will Trump’s Biggest Legacy Be the Ending of the Peaceful Transfer of Power?
Oct. 1, 2020 — What Is Fascism, and Why Has It Become a Topic of Interest in This Election?
Sept. 24, 2020 — By Supporting Donald Trump, You Indicate That You Believe the Following...
Sept. 17, 2020 — Trump’s #1 ‘Accomplishment’: Getting Americans to Trust Putin and Russia—But Why?
Sept. 10, 2020 — When Did Telling the Truth Stop Mattering in American Politics?
Sept. 3, 2020 — What Is Behind Trump’s Opposition to Immigration, Legal or Illegal?
Also this week: Mr. President, Just Say These 3 Words: “I Hear You.”
Aug. 27, 2020 — Trump Boasts About Deregulation. Here Are Some Environmental Ones.
Also this week: I Could Use Your Help Paying for This Weekly Column
Aug. 20, 2020 — Okay, Enough About Trump’s ‘Flaws.’ Let’s Look at His Policies and Goals
Also this week: Let’s Be on the Lookout for Dirty Tricks in This Campaign
Aug. 13, 2020 — Trump Supporters Overlook His ‘Flaws,’ But Here Are Some They Ignore
Aug. 6, 2020 — Have You Ever Been Conned? (If You’re a Trumper, No Need to Answer)
July 30, 2020 — “I’m More Fearful of the Radical Left Than I Am of Donald Trump.”
July 23, 2020 — It’s Useful to Know the Arguments Trump Supporters Make About Their Man
July 16, 2020 — Why Did Trump’s Top Republican Critics of 2016 Become His Top Apologists?
July 9, 2020 — There’s One Question That Supporters of Donald Trump Don’t Want to Answer
July 2, 2020 — A Brave Psychiatrist Diagnoses the Mental Condition of Donald Trump
June 25, 2020 — Trump Appears Uninterested in Winning Others Over, Content to Energize His Base
June 11, 2020 — Trump’s Worst Legacy May Be Modeling His Communication Style to His Followers
June 4, 2020 — Trump’s ‘Enemy of the People’ Rhetoric Has Led to Police Assaults on Reporters
May 28, 2020 — Forgiveness Is an Important Trait, and Trump Supporters Get to Practice It a Lot
May 14, 2020 — Dems Need to Realize That People in Trump’s Base Are Simply Unreachable
Also this week: There’s Only One Woman for the Job [Michelle Obama]
April 30, 2020 — Why Are Trump Supporters So Unwavering? They Have Given Me Some Answers
April 23, 2020 — Why Are Trump Supporters So Committed That Nothing Will Change Their Minds?
April 9, 2020 — Covid-19 Is Putting Trump’s Disdain for Science to the Test. How’s He Doing?
Mar. 26, 2020 — Now That Biden Is the Presumptive Nominee, I Suggest He Create a ‘Shadow Cabinet’
Mar. 12, 2020 — What Values Would You Like to See Reflected in Our Social & Political Discourse?