Tag Archives: President of the United States

A legitimate president knows “Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.”

Posted on November 4, 2017 by lawrence serewicz

Over the past year, we have been treated to, or rather forced to endure, the unsavoury aspects of a president’s personality. Over the past year, we have tweets and public statements that show us something that is usually hidden. We … Continue reading →

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Journalists wrestling Trump for the truth: Fake News and a Post-Truth society?

Posted on June 11, 2017 by lawrence serewicz

Jay Rosen in his article (“The Trump White House has turned into a kind of playground for the press.”) has hit upon two important truths about the Trump presidency, the press and the problem of “fake news”.[1] First, Trump like … Continue reading →

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Trump, supremacism and political extremism

Posted on June 6, 2017 by lawrence serewicz

“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy.”– Abraham Lincoln Donald Trump has made America … Continue reading →

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Should Caitlyn Jenner be Donald Trump’s Vice President?

Posted on May 30, 2016 by lawrence serewicz

On the surface, the pairing seems improbable if not impossible. What, if anything, do they have in common? They appear to share little except their celebrity status. Beneath the surface, though, they are animated by the same thing, a disordered … Continue reading →

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Did Cicero writing in 44AD predict the rise of libertarianism and Donald Trump?

Posted on December 20, 2015 by lawrence serewicz

Did Cicero writing in 44AD predict the rise of libertarianism and Donald Trump? In his dialogue De Re Publica (The Republic) Cicero wrote an eerily prescient description of the libertarian movement. In this passage, the character of Scipio quotes from … Continue reading →

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Surveillance, Safety and the Rule of Law: Questions and Answers

Posted on December 18, 2013 by lawrence serewicz

We have heard many stories about the surveillance state and its power over the individual. We have heard that the United States has abused its position and its power to its advantage. Many people are outraged at what they believe … Continue reading →

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