I was once riding down an elevator and struck up a conversation. The gentleman told me that he was a ‘labeling specialist.’ I was
Category: 2020 Election
Voting rights 2018: One step forward, two steps back
Depending on what state you live in and who you are, your voting rights may be either expanding or contracting this year. At the
Beware a National Unity Government
The date is January 20th, 2021, and Joe Biden is assuming the presidency. The demagogue Donald Trump has been defeated, the republic restored, and
In defense of FBI Agents Strzok and Page
Sometimes Democrats are bullied by Republicans into denouncing critical-thinking people who see through the morass of bureaucratic regulations and commit a minor transgression. I’m
Obama’s “tough love” sounds very tone deaf
A short foray back into politics from former President Barack Obama seems to indicate that he is entrenched in the old monied interests of
End of the calendar quarter – ugliest time in politics
If you think that the ugliness of money in politics is an everyday occurrence, you might want to be downstream from the candidates in
Hard to tell where the pendulum of normalcy will swing next
After Barack Obama was elected, it seemed that America had a new normalcy, one that some described as “post-racial.” For any who took that
New rules for Democratic Party: Will they get it right this time?
The Democratic party’s rules for nominating presidential candidates are deeply flawed. Unfortunately, cycle after cycle, the party has failed to make changes that would
Time for students to patronize adults; not the other way around
So many adults think that it is so cute, even enlightening, when a student such as Emma Gonzalez at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Don’t lose the forest from trees with the shutdown
This is mainly about Mitch McConnell and the archaic rules of Congress. But first let’s give a kudo to Chuck Schumer and the other