Political Notes by Jon Fuhrman Wednesday, April 8. Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) was the linchpin of Cold War strategy. Both the United States and the Soviet Union possessed enough nuclear weapons to annihilate each other – truly to destroy each other’s civilizations. Each side knew the other had those weapons, indeed enough weapons such that, even after a surprise first strike, the victim could still wreak utter destruction upon the aggressor. So it was a stalemate, bec

Political Notes by Jon Fuhrman Tuesday, March 10. We don’t know, and we may not ever know, if President Trump was seriously engaging in negotiations with Iran, or if the negotiations were simply a smoke screen for his decision finally to “resolve” the Iranian problem by killing their leadership (since, realistically, even the President knew they couldn’t kidnap the Ayatollah as we did President Maduro of Venezuela). We may never know whether Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu h

Local residents by the thousands converged on Pasadena City Hall to raise their voices (and their signs!) in support of democracy. The local NO KINGS 2.0 rally was a smashing success. The huge crowd chanted, sang and listened to local leaders -- including Congresswoman Judy Chu. Participation is growing with every rally. Be a part of it at the NO KINGS 3.0 march and rally on March 28th, 2026.

Political Notes by Jon Fuhrman Thursday, February 12. From Karl Rove on down, Republican pundits are starting to warn that the GOP is heading towards Niagara Falls, without the traditional barrel. Gee, I wonder why! The latest harbingers of public dissatisfaction come from Washington, DC. President Trump was greatly annoyed when six Democratic members of Congress, all veterans of the military or intelligence services, put together a public service video reminding members of t

Political Notes by Jon Fuhrman Wednesday, January 14. ACT took a holiday break, skipping our December meeting and Phoenix, but we’re back in force in the new year, confronting even more craziness than when we last talked in November. One hardly knows where to begin. Strikes against civilian boats in the Pacific and the Caribbean that clearly violate international law. Invading a sovereign state to capture their chief of state, even if he had “won” a rigged election. Domestic

Political Notes by Jon Fuhrman Tuesday, November 10. Here we are, a scant 5 days after our historic win last Tuesday, and instead of exuberant unity we’re kvetching about the “surrender” of Senate Dems agreeing to reopen the government. First, let me go back to Tuesday’s election. We’ve celebrated the marquee wins in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California. Yet still I think the national media is too focused on the top line and not fully appreciating the