Dan Rather

2 weeks ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

If ever a weekend needed a double reason to smile, it’s this one. What a week!So, here we go with Smile No. 1 — we’ve received firsthand reports from protests across the country, and it seems those who were a part of the HandsOff! gatherings had a momentous experience, wherever they were. Perhaps it had something to do with a common bond, or a community of like-minded souls.

2 weeks ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

The big story today is Donald Trump’s tariffs and their deleterious effects on the global economy. Markets are tanking. Economists are reeling. The head of the Federal Reserve is saying these tariffs are likely to raise inflation and slow economic growth. Some big names on Wall Street are talking about our teetering on the front edge of a recession. The rest of us are scratching our heads. What’s the end game?

2 weeks ago | record-bee.com | Dan Rather

By Dan RatherMoney can’t buy love, nor, apparently, a Wisconsin court seat. You may not have heard of Susan Crawford, but the Wisconsin judge, a liberal backed by Democrats, won a seat on the state Supreme Court last night. The victory means the court will maintain its 4-3 liberal majority. But this race was much bigger than Crawford, the court, or Wisconsin. It was seen as a national referendum on Donald Trump’s first 100 days and Elon Musk’s money. The voters’ verdict?

3 weeks ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

Money can’t buy love, nor, apparently, a Wisconsin court seat. You may not have heard of Susan Crawford, but the Wisconsin judge, a liberal backed by Democrats, won a seat on the state Supreme Court last night. The victory means the court will maintain its 4-3 liberal majority. But this race was much bigger than Crawford, the court, or Wisconsin. It was seen as a national referendum on Donald Trump’s first 100 days and Elon Musk’s money. The voters’ verdict?

3 weeks ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

As someone who covered and vividly remembers the Vietnam War protests that consumed this country in the 1960s and ’70s, I can safely say that the anti-Musk and Trump demonstrations popping up around the country are small by comparison. But they’re growing … and quickly. For how long and to what end it’s too soon to know. But they are worth noting. Whoever thought Tesla dealerships and charging stations would be the epicenter of unrest? They are, by the hundreds.