New Sheriff Astride the Globe: Trump’s Sovereigntist Imperialism

New Sheriff Astride the Globe Trump’s Sovereigntist Imperialism

By Joseph Gerson Days after November’s Trump/MAGA election victory, a senior Russian diplomat asked how great a historical transformation it signaled. Was it the equivalent of the Civil War, or the Depression era New Deal? Soon it was clear. Jamille Bouie wrote in the New York Times that Trump and his cronies were “waging war … Read more

Joseph Gerson’s Thanksgiving Day Sermon, Plymouth, Ma. 1984

Joseph Gerson's Thanksgiving Day Sermon, Plymouth, Ma. 1984

Forty years ago, when the City Fathers and Mothers of Plymouth, Massachusetts, wanted to add their weight to nationwide demands for peace and disarmament, they invited Joseph Gerson to give the annual holiday sermon. He recently stumbled across the text and thought it as applicable today as it was 40 years ago. Joseph held his audience … Read more