Lucian Truscott Newsletter

Fatalism's fatalities

You are excused if you still have not dug yourself out of the blizzard of excuses put forth by Republicans yesterday after six more bodies lay dead in…

Mar 29, 2023 •

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The terrible equations of war

Both chambers of Congress, including the Republican-led and disarrayed House of Representatives, just passed a supplemental foreign aid bill that…

Apr 24 •

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Donald Trump's stress test, and mine

Outside, it’s a delightfully crisp Spring morning. The sun is out, the flowering trees are in bloom, carpeting the ground with pink and white petals…

Apr 24 •

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Marjorie Taylor Mouth makes another empty threat

I’m absolutely double-positive it won’t surprise you to learn that America’s favorite poster-person for bluster, blowhardiness and bong-bouncy-bunk went…

Apr 22 •

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Ukraine: 1 -- Republican Putin Posse: 0

That whisper of wind you heard through the budding leaves on trees this afternoon was a sigh of relief from soldiers on the front lines in Luhansk and…

Apr 21 •

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Widdle baby needs his blankie!

I’ve been trying to think of another New York trial to compare with the one underway right now in Manhattan -- you know, the one that finally empaneled…

Apr 19 •

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Republican calls for violence are going to get people killed

It’s already happened: Heather Heyer, 32, a civil rights activist born and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia, was killed on August 12, 2017, by James…

Apr 18 •

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He's 77, and he's going to get his nap in, damn it!

It’s not possibly the only thing, it is the only thing I have in common with Donald J. Trump: the ability to let my chin drop to my chest and just go to…

Apr 17 •

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Lucian Truscott Newsletter

I've covered everything from three wars, a few presidential campaigns, the Stonewall riots and the Rolling Stones. This column reflects that history and is about politics, culture, personal stories, and the nation's descent into anti-democratic madness.

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