Teri has written novels, short stories, nonfiction for both young readers and adults, and lots of legal briefs. She is currently working on a book on disinformation to be published by Macmillan Publishers. Her political commentary has appeared on the NBC Think Blog and CNN.com. Her articles and essays have appeared in publications as diverse as Education Week, Slate Magazine, and Scope Magazine. Her short fiction has appeared in the American Literary View, The Iowa Review, and others. For twelve years she maintained a private appellate law practice limited to representing indigents on appeal from adverse rulings. She believes with the ACLU that when the rights of society's most vulnerable members are denied, everybody's rights are imperiled. She also believe with John Updike that the purpose of literature is to expand our sympathies. Teri lives with her family on the beautiful central coast in California.
A little bit of agitation is good. It motivates us to action. It stimulates voter turnout. Too much is paralyzing. And pointless.
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Here’s the part that is hard for people to grasp: The GOP doesn’t want a democracy. They want fascism. They’re trying to destroy truth. That, of course, explains Fox, Trump, and the GOP. They are actively trying to undermine factuality.
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I had a blog post all ready to go, and then I threw it out and wrote this. (I write quickly when I feel annoyed.) People are constantly telling me some version
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First I’ll talk about how and why the Republican Party embraced Vladimir Putin and what it means that so many prominent Republicans are now either hiding from or backpedaling their previous support
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I. Destructive Lies Last week, after laying out the seditious conspiracy charges, I left off with the question: So what the heck is going on with the Republican Party? Really, the question
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On Friday, Taylor Budowich (Trump spokesperson and one of the planners of the Stop the Steal Rally on Jan. 6) sued the select Congressional committee investigating the insurrection. Now that several of
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Part I: Trump’s Executive Privilege Lawsuit This week, Trump’s lawyers faced an uphill battle trying to persuade a federal judge to block the House from obtaining White House records pertaining to the
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Ordinarily, I like each of these blog posts to stand alone, but for this one, I urge you first to read, “Why Democrats Should Not Fight Like Republicans.” This one will build
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This blog post started as a video. You can see it here. In the struggle to save democracy, there are some who insist that Democrats should “fight like Republicans.” This is sometimes
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Part 2 of 2. You can read Part 1 here. This blog post started as a YouTube video. Let’s talk about one battle Trump will certainly lose: His fight to keep his
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Part 1 of 2 This blog post started as a YouTube video. You can see it here. I think the way the current fascist threat will be beaten back is most likely
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Part 2 of 2. You can find Part 1 here. This blog post started as a YouTube video. You can see it here. Now let’s talk about Republican lawbreaking. What we’re calling
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