We’re counting down the best of Lincoln Square for 2025. Up next: your top 5 columns from Joe Trippi from the past year.
Here they are:
'No Kings' Protests Are the Last Test of Democracy. Citizens Must Do their Duty.
·For generations, we’ve spoken of America as a land of opportunity. We’ve defined ourselves by liberty, enshrined freedom in foundin…
The Time for a Pro-Democracy Movement Is Now
·When a sitting President deploys the National Guard against American citizens on our own streets — and then threatens to do the same in cities like Chicago — we must confront a grim and sobering truth: America is crossing the threshold into a police state.
Letter to a Long-Lost MAGA Friend
·Joe Trippi writes to one of his MAGA friends. Please pass it on to yours.
No Dollars for Dictatorship
·As another government shutdown has begun, the usual blame game is already in full swing. Donald Trump and his Republican allies are quick to point fingers at Democrats, claiming they’re unwilling to “negotiate.” But let’s be clear: this crisis was not born of stalemate — it was engineered.
Trump’s ICE Police State and the Race to Stop It
·Trump isn’t hiding it anymore. He’s not even trying to.
What did we miss? Which Trippi columns stayed with you this year? Tell us in the comments!










I just read the #1 article. I was surprised that that I hadn't read it. Conclusion was great: It is time we believe in being citizens. Not just individuals." Here! Here! My favorite of the 5 listed is the "Letter to a Long- Lost MAGA Friend". Beautiful and heartfelt. Thanks, Joe, for all your inspirational and informative articles of 2025.