Morning Roundup: Do We Believe in the Declaration of Independence?
February 5: Jen Rubin on White Christian Nationalism; Barbara McQuade on Amateur Hour at the U.S. Attorney's Office; Jen interviewing Norm Eisen on his landmark cases, and much more...
Good morning Contrarians!
Jennifer Rubin launches the morning by interrogating whether or not we collectively believe in our own Declaration of Independence.
If so, why aren’t we following its creed?
White Christian Nationalism Threatens Pluralistic Democracy
Next year, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. This foundational document set forth America's creed: “All men are created equal...”, which has never been fully realized but has never been rejected by a major political party...
Former US Attorney and a Contrarian favorite, Barb McQuade, pulls no punches in addressing D.C.’s interim U.S. Attorney, who appears to be pen-pals with “Elon.”
Amateur hour at the U.S. Attorney’s Office
The interim U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia has never served as a prosecutor at any level. And it shows.
By Barbara McQuade
And in case you missed any of our content from last night, please scroll through our evening Roundup (below), which was kicked off by a frontline fix from Contrarian founders, Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen:
Evening Roundup: Helping guide you through the chaos
Good evening Contrarians! Let’s begin with a conversation with our founders, Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen:
DJTrump is DEI spelled backwards:
Improvised
Explosive
Device
(An improvised explosive device (IED) attack is the use of a “homemade” bomb and/or destructive device to destroy, incapacitate, harass, or distract.
IEDs are used by criminals, vandals, terrorists, suicide bombers, and insurgents.)
Can't wait to hear Jen's take on Trump's Gaza Strip takeover makeover:
“The Gaza thing has not worked; it’s never worked,” Trump told reporters yesterday. “It’s a pure demolition site."
..."the Gaza thing." Your eloquent, highly informed president, ladies and gentlemen.