J. Michael Dennis ll.l., ll.m. Live

Author: J. Michael Dennis

  • Trump’s Evolution – The People White Knight

    —

    by

    J. Michael Dennis
    in

    Trump’s chief strategist Paul Manafort spoke to members of the Republican National Committee on April 21. With the nomination in sight, the transformation of Donald Trump is underway Experienced political professionals have taken over, and a Presidential Donald Trump is on his way to win over the general electorate. In a closed-door briefing, last Thursday…

  • Trump will win Republican race

    —

    by

    J. Michael Dennis
    in

    Against all odds, Trump is on course to wrap up the Republican nomination As I predicted months ago, Trump is going to be the Republican nominee. His clear victory in New York on Tuesday April 19 saw him add to previous victories across the South on ‘Super Tuesday’ and in the key states of Florida, Illinois, Arizona…

  • Social Media: A tool of Segregation and Ghettoization that Is Ruining Politics

    —

    by

    J. Michael Dennis
    in

    Social networks are out to be more encompassing and controlling, more totalizing, than earlier media ever was. Emotional appeals can be good for politics. They can spur civic involvement and they can galvanize public attention, focusing it on injustices and abuses of power. But there’s a dark side to social media’s emotionalism. Trump’s popularity took…

  • I want to be a writer!

    —

    by

    J. Michael Dennis
    in

    “Writers have poor career prospects and don’t make a lot of money.” You want to be a writer! No matter what you are told, don’t believe everything you hear and don’t let anybody discourage you. “Writers have poor career prospects and don’t make a lot of money” is only perception. You want to write and…

  • Reality Check: You can’t be anything you want to be!

    —

    by

    J. Michael Dennis
    in

    So you want to be an astronaut? Um. Well… Telling people that they can do anything, whether fueled by imagination or hard work, conceals the critical role of genetics, environment, education, culture, timing and chance in success. Not every everyone who wants to be a neurosurgeon, a sports star or head of state can become…

  • Ethiopia: History repeating itself

    —

    by

    J. Michael Dennis
    in

    Ethiopia first burned itself into the West’s collective memory with the horrific famines of 1973 and 1984, when hundreds of thousands starved to death Today, at a time when international donors are distracted by a string of humanitarian disasters around the world, Ethiopia is in the grip of a devastating drought sparked by the worst…

  • Beyond All Privacy Rights

    —

    by

    J. Michael Dennis
    in

    Apple is strongly objecting to a court’s order stating that the company must help the F.B.I. access the phone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. What if the government asks us for something we simply do not have, and something we consider too dangerous to create? Should a back door be built into devices…

  • Trump: the Ultimate Alpha Male

    —

    by

    J. Michael Dennis
    in

    AP Photo/Carlos Osorio Trump is running an exceptionally visceral campaign. As Donald Trump’s GOP opponents regroup in South Carolina, they are running into a new political phenomenon: Trump is riding on a wave of adulation. Rarely has a presidential hopeful emerged like Donald Trump, who consistently touts his resume and plans for the nation in…

  • Farmers will grow what people will buy!

    —

    by

    J. Michael Dennis
    in

    Consumers can make more informed choices. (Brennan Linsley/Associated Press) Making the changes necessary to fix the problems in both our agriculture and in our diets requires a fundamental shift in attitude. Some of today’s major agricultural problems, such as pollution, greenhouse gases and soil erosion began decades ago, with government incentives that rewarded production of…

  • Trump Power

    —

    by

    J. Michael Dennis
    in

    “Despairing white middle-class has long yearned for a white knight to fight for it against the global economic elite.” – Trump is that white knight. Trump, to enter the race to the GOP nomination, from a billionaire real estate mogul, has entirely reinvented himself and could soon attempt another transformation. In words and deeds, he…