PhatemiThe Taliban’s Victory is the final act in the US Abdication of Global Leadership.The way in which the US fled from Afghanistan was the final act in the US abdication of global leadership. It is not that we lack the…4 min read·Sep 8, 2021----
PhatemiStudent loan forgiveness is like pouring water on an oil fire.Student loan forgiveness does not solve the problem; it creates more problems down the road.4 min read·Feb 10, 2021----
PhatemiWhat Do You Do When Hate Knocks on Your Door?Days after the January 2020 insurrection at the Capitol that ended in more than a hundred police officers injured and one killed for…56 min read·Feb 10, 2021----
PhatemiThe 2020 Election is in many ways a Rebuke of both the Democratic Party and TrumpIt is important not to lose sight of the 2020 election in the aftermath of the 2021 Trump insurrection (see my prior post). A clear…5 min read·Jan 14, 2021----
PhatemiLos Angeles now has its own Donald Trump- George Gascón.In 2016, Trump promised to “drain the swamp”. Working-class Americans, tired of being ignored by politicians not listening to their…5 min read·Jan 10, 2021----
PhatemiAmerica’s biggest threat is not COVID 19, but our elected leadersPete Hatemi11 min read·Apr 2, 2020----