A Vicious, Vengeful, Vindictive, Volatile President
“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” English politician and historian Lord Acton wrote in 1887. Almost a century and a half later, […]
Fred’s Weekly Note Archive
The Chief Justice, The Roberts Six, & The Path To Tyranny
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |John Roberts Supreme Court TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellIn 1788, James Madison wrote in The Federalist Paper, No: 47: “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of […]
Fred’s Weekly Note Returns July 17
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Jackie HowellFred’s Weekly Note and our Wertheimer’s Political Report newsletter are on a short break. Both will return on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
Is John Roberts Bending The Knee To Trump?
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |John Roberts Supreme Court TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellThis note was updated on June 27 to reflect the Supreme Court’s ruling in the birthright citizenship cases. Since January 20, President Donald Trump has […]
America’s Street Huckster
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellThe massive corrupt practices and conflicts of interest of Donald Trump have dishonored, disgraced, degraded, demeaned, debauched, and debased the Office of President of the […]
No Kings Here
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellThis week President Trump sent the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles to control what he preposterously called a “violent occupation.” Sending U.S. troops to […]
Law & Disorder
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Ethics & Accountability Justice Department pardons TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellDonald Trump is treating the presidency as his own personal domain, not as a public trust. This is not new, of course. We saw strong […]
Trump’s One Big Heartless Bill
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Tax Bill TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellLast week, House Republicans passed – by one vote – what President Donald Trump calls his “One Big Beautiful Bill.” A more accurate title would […]
The Resistance Is Strong & Growing
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Resistance TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellOn the other side of President Donald Trump’s governing approach of doing whatever the hell he wants, are three potent forces pushing back: passionate citizens, […]
Two American Princelings
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Emoluments Money In Politics TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellIn China, “Princelings” are the children and other relatives of powerful government leaders who amass enormous wealth by trading on their family relationships. As Donald Trump […]
