Christopher Brauchli
Christopher Brauchli is a columnist and lawyer known nationally for his work. He is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Colorado School of Law where he served on the Board of Editors of the Rocky Mountain Law Review. He can be emailed at brauchli.56@post.harvard.edu. For political commentary see his web page at http://humanraceandothersports.com
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Views Saturday, June 29, 2019 Trump and Hitler: A Juxtaposition What one Christian does is his own responsibility. What one Jew [Muslim] does is thrown back at all Jews [Muslims]. — Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl (1944) Being a person of neither creative nor mental ability, he mindlessly finds himself inspired by the actions of a man who, many years ago... Read more |
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Views Saturday, June 01, 2019 The Muslim and the Trump In these tumultuous times it is easy to lose sight of the many things that Donald Trump has in common with those who, at times, are our adversaries, as well as those who have a different approach to human rights from what many of us believe we, in the United States, have traditionally embraced. The... Read more |
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Views Saturday, May 25, 2019 The Muslim and The Trump Happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction. . . requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens. . . . — George Washington, 1790 Letter to the Newport Jewish Congregation In these tumultuous times it is easy to... Read more |
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Views Sunday, May 19, 2019 Why Mike Pompeo Smirked When Asked If North Korea Executed Negotiators No wonder Mr. Pompeo awkwardly laughed or, as it was described by some observers, “smirked,” when asked about the reports of the execution of four of the people with whom Mr. Trump and Mr. Pompeo had been negotiating a few shorts months ago. Their roles might have been reversed. Read more |
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Views Sunday, May 05, 2019 A Story About Presidential Clowns Oh had our simple Eve Seen through the make-believe! Had she but known the Pretender he was! — Ralph Hodgson, Time, You Old Gypsy Man Who’d have thought it would come from Ukraine? That is a country that has been in various stages of turmoil for many years. It is hard to believe it would provide... Read more |
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Views Saturday, April 27, 2019 Lucky Siblings: Donald & Maryanne Happy families are all alike. . . . — Leo Tolstoi, Anna Karenina I’m sure Maryanne and Donald have enjoyed some good laughs over it while contemplating how different the outcome would be had their roles been reversed. Maryanne got rid of any adverse consequences from her past bad conduct by... Read more |
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Views Saturday, April 13, 2019 Trump and High Level Intelligence “The ideal condition, would be, I admit, That men should be right by instinct; but since we are all likely to go astray, the reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach.” — Sophocles, Antigone Occasionally we are surprised by Mr. Trump when he makes pronouncements that none of us thought... Read more |
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Views Sunday, April 07, 2019 The Trump and the Pope If God is addressing the worldwide problem of immigration, who is his spokesperson? Mr. Pompeo’s Trump or Pope Francis? Read more |
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Views Sunday, March 31, 2019 The Amateur Hour Be Mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent’s fate. — Sun-Tzu,Emptiness and Fulness The Trump family is a source of constant inspiration to other families whose children are not as accomplished as their parents might have hoped, as well as to... Read more |
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Views Monday, March 25, 2019 A Heartbroken Trump Whoever you are—I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. —Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire It is no wonder his heart is broken. Not only have they been wonderful employees, but it’s impossible for him or anyone else to know what Eric’s daddy really wants. It all has to do... Read more |