Evening Roundup, April 17
Featuring Carlos Eduardo Espina in conversation with Jennifer Rubin; Daniella Ballou-Aares & Jen Rubin; Amy Spitalnick; Marvin Kalb; Jeff Nesbit; The Democracy Movement & Bonnie Siegler
Carlos Eduardo Espina on Trump's World of Confusion and Fear
The Trump administration has never been short on cruelty. Nowhere is this more apparent than its anti-immigration tactics. The exact numbers are unclear, but since Trump took office in January, deportation efforts have magnified in very public ways. Immigration activist Carlos Eduardo Espina joins Jen to talk fear, ICE raids, and how millions are being…
The attack on Shapiro's home didn't happen in a vacuum
By Amy Spitalnick
Antisemitism is a threat to democracy. We must confront it and stamp it out.
Why does business care about democracy? Daniella Ballou-Aares explains
Like a cat pushing a cup of water off a coffee table, the Trump Administration is shoving the U.S. economy off a cliff, taking business with it. With unpredictable tariff announcements, a trade war with China, and threats to the Fed’s independence, what can business do to help restore respect for the rule of law? Jen is joined by Daniella Ballou-Aares...
Putin: A Short-Timer?
While negotiating a Ukraine ceasefire, President Donald Trump often uses the language of a poker game. “You don’t have the cards,” he informed the cornered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the recent, humiliating White House showdown.
Trump’s unrelenting war on science is reckless and dangerous
By Jeff Nesbit
It will cost lives and puts all of us at risk.
Have You No Posters?
Last week, when I featured the collection of Hands Off! protest signs created by award-winning graphic designer Bonnie Siegler, Contrarians clamored to get their hands ON the artwork.
The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement
Every day (Monday-Friday), we’ll update this space with protests, signs and other public demonstrations against the actions of the administration. Keep checking to see how Americans all across the country are protecting and defending democracy.
Once again, I plead with those who produce The Contrarian — more articles, fewer talking heads. Most of us come here as print refugees — to read and discuss the uncensored word, not to watch re-runs of MSNBC debates. I know some prefer podcasts but most of us have little patience for sitting down and doing nothing while other people talk at us. Thank you.
I enjoy the interviews because sometimes the person being interviewed can provide a bit more perspective and nuance to the conversation than if someone had just simply written an article about what they said. Jen does a terrific job with those interviews.