Executive Committee of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center; Moderator at the 92Y, Temple Emanu-El’s Streicker Center, The Common Good; CEO of Vantage Point Consultants, Harvard Law Alumhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3mj6unlcpas2cMost troubling… https://www.wsj.com/opinion/in-gut-we-trust-dde164b6?st=PxhvNV&reflink=article_copyURL_share11 Apr 2026 03:14 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6unlcpas2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3mhrk2ub7a224‘Everything After This Will Be Harder’: Gen. Stanley McChrystal on Iran https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/opinion/trump-iran-general-mcchrystal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share24 Mar 2026 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrk2ub7a224https://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3mcjdjiejp22kThe need to act and not be silent… https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/opinion/ice-shooting-germany-bystanders-history.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share16 Jan 2026 05:11 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcjdjiejp22khttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3mblhbzfyxs2f“Grab-and-go is great if you are doing lunch, but as a geopolitical strategy it has its limits.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/opinion/venezuela-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share04 Jan 2026 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mblhbzfyxs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3m7h5c2jrr22kThis… https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/04/michael-ramirez-cartoon-pete-hegseth-department-war/08 Dec 2025 03:58 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7h5c2jrr22khttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3m6yidenozc2sThis… https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/01/pete-hegseth-military-orders-boat-mark-kelly/02 Dec 2025 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6yidenozc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3m6llgu3noc2gFeckless, fawning, and frozen in fear of flexing Article I powers against an imperial Presidency… https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/us/politics/speaker-mike-johnson-beleagured.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share27 Nov 2025 04:57 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6llgu3noc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3m6blszhqyk2uNeeded now more than ever… https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/22/trump-russia-ukraine-putin-zelensky/23 Nov 2025 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6blszhqyk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3m45vytvlz226A sad development… https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/26/smaller-law-firms-struggle-trump-administration-initiatives/27 Oct 2025 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m45vytvlz226https://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3m3ym5ihcas23There is also an erosion of democratic principles, but the Article I and Article 3 branches (the latter at the SCOTUS level) have galactically failed to set guardrails to prevent an imperial Executive. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-republic-but-can-we-keep-it-e2838a12?st=xNuVrG&reflink=article_copyURL_share25 Oct 2025 04:59 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ym5ihcas23https://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lzicmv2xgs2lJunk science… https://www.wsj.com/politics/in-targeting-a-common-painkiller-trump-oversteps-his-own-advisers-guidance-on-autism-571e9eae?st=xQCFnB&reflink=article_copyURL_share23 Sep 2025 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzicmv2xgs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lymclprlb22xWhatever your political views, violence has no place… https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/opinion/charlie-kirk-assassination-fear-politics.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare12 Sep 2025 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lymclprlb22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lyjrvcc7xk2xTrue enough with no response… https://www.wsj.com/opinion/russia-drones-poland-nato-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-e563dbe8?st=3PQUgW&reflink=article_copyURL_share11 Sep 2025 03:16 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyjrvcc7xk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lyhgqexpbk25Will SCOTUS repel this usurpation of Executive power? https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-trumps-tariff-appeal-330b62ca10 Sep 2025 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyhgqexpbk25https://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lyf67c5vvs2fSad day… https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/us/politics/supreme-court-los-angeles-immigration.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare09 Sep 2025 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyf67c5vvs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lxt6znl5s22aChecks and Balances: MIA https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/opinion/trump-checks-balances.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare02 Sep 2025 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxt6znl5s22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lxgkynxbsk2qWorth reading… https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-great-bipartisan-abdication-voters-politics-policy-71d519c8?st=nge75F&reflink=article_copyURL_share28 Aug 2025 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxgkynxbsk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lxbwqdknoc26This… https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/opinion/voting-rights-act-supreme-court.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare26 Aug 2025 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxbwqdknoc26https://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lvpcnqqmrk2jHard to ignore… https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/opinion/supreme-court-trump-administration.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare06 Aug 2025 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvpcnqqmrk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lvmvwqdr7k24True enough… https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/opinion/columnists/friedman-trump-labor-firing.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare05 Aug 2025 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvmvwqdr7k24https://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lvmvln3vq224Gerrymandering wars… https://www.wsj.com/opinion/texas-gerrymandering-house-seats-democrats-republicans-congress-f1514f89?st=Ktw9k3&reflink=article_copyURL_share05 Aug 2025 04:45 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvmvln3vq224https://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lumbsger6s2qModerate Democrats in the Heartland… https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/opinion/democrats-governors-2028-kansas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare23 Jul 2025 05:25 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lumbsger6s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lu7gw75lo22gR.I.P. Article I… https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/republicans-congress-spending-power.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare18 Jul 2025 02:52 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu7gw75lo22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3ltgi63gh3k23“The arc bends toward complete submission…” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/opinion/josh-hawley-trump-bill.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare08 Jul 2025 04:38 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltgi63gh3k23https://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lszztddgis2aSad state of affairs… https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/07/02/paramount-settlement-trump-betrayal/03 Jul 2025 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lszztddgis2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lsartovstk22Where from here? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/22/trump-iran-strike-aftermath-uncertainty/23 Jun 2025 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsartovstk22https://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3ls3j4awqkk2vBeware… https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-is-losing-political-ground-on-immigration-20de43bc21 Jun 2025 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls3j4awqkk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lrk72zm5nk2iMisusing the military… https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/opinion/lapd-troops-la-protests.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare14 Jun 2025 05:15 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrk72zm5nk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lrhtold4n222This… https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-is-losing-sight-of-its-political-culture-la-riot-trump-military-parade-474e4f32?st=9uGy4E&reflink=article_copyURL_share13 Jun 2025 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrhtold4n222https://bsky.app/profile/ricksalomon.bsky.social/post/3lr5rpuobrk2xUnconstitutional. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/opinion/los-angeles-protests-national-guard-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare09 Jun 2025 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:b3wr73sop45fmx3dnj7fang3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr5rpuobrk2x