To hear the pundits talk, it sounds like the Supreme Court will soon be deciding whether the United States of America will survive into the future or be cast aside onto a dust heap of relic governments that have failed to survive the pressures of some exigency or another. To hear them tell it, the …
It always seems to come from people who don’t like the way the Trump Administration is doing things. The words we hear will be “this is not who we are.” The person saying these words is trying to distance themselves from the offensive behavior under consideration at the moment and they are also offering some …
A big part of our distrust of Government stems from our belief that most of our elected officials are bought and paid for. They are owned by lobbyists, wealthy people and special interest corporations. Pretty much everyone agrees that the problem of our politics starts with money. But, I am getting ahead of myself. Just …
As the Presidential Election of 2020 draws closer, we hear more and more talk of how the President might hang on to the office beyond January 20th, 2021 even if he loses the election. President Trump has actually said to reporters that he might not accept the results of the election. Those reporters and other …
We have been subjected to conjecture of a Constitutional Crisis several times during the Trump administration. The term almost comes across as self-explanatory, but if we try to do a deep dive on its meaning we will find ourselves ill-prepared. No doubt the term strikes fear in many American hearts, but those hearts are mostly …
We have this idea that we should be able to know the results of an election as soon as the polls close. It is just another example of instant gratification that shows up throughout our society. We know that local elections are easier to count than State-wide elections, but computers are fast so larger elections …
I hear more and more conversation about how we must do something about all the racism we are starting to recognize throughout society. It seems like everywhere we turn we are finding more and more examples of systemic racism and let me just say that everywhere we have yet to look we will certainly find …
