Not “If You Can Keep It”, but “If You Want It”
Ben Franklin Was a Little off Target Here’s a refresher on the story: People outside the constitutional convention in 1787 waited to hear what kind of government... Read more.
A Designated Spokesperson for Democrats?
There Are Ways Democrats Could Focus and Amplify Their Message The Democrats need a designated spokesperson. President Trump can get his message of the moment covered... Read more.
In Callais Ruling , Supreme Court Uses Stunningly Cold Language Toward Minorities
Often Some Sympathy is Expressed. Not This Time. In the recent case in which the Supreme Court further gutted the Voting Rights Act – Louisiana v. Callais... Read more.
Remind Me. Why Cuba?
I’ve Lost the Rationale for Why We’re Doing What We’re Doing Cuba? My first reaction when recent news brought this up was, “Um, okay, yes,... Read more.
Don’t Pay Rioters, but Reelect the Leader?
The Irony of Republicans Objecting to a Proposed Fund Tied to January 6 Rioters, After Supporting Trump’s Election Lies, Pardons and Attacks On Democratic Institutions.... Read more.
Imagine the America We’d Have Without Decades of Interventionist Wars
Imagine It, but That Probably Leaves Out a Lot Imagine how much better off we would be if over the last few decades we had not made mistakes of being overly aggressive... Read more.
Where Is the Labor News? Why Major Outlets Bury Workers’ Stories
The Stock Market Gets Daily Coverage. The People Who Actually Build the Economy Get Almost None. May 1st is the international Labor Day. It’s an appropriate... Read more.
The Democratic Voters’ Billboard
One Place for All To See I’m starting a crowd funding campaign to put up a billboard in some middle-American location that declares what Democrats in power... Read more.
Work With Trump Voters, but Don’t Forgive Them
We Need Their Changed Minds but All Is Not Okay Lots of Trump voters will be changing their minds. We need to work with them to change directions back toward more... Read more.
This Is Why Iran Wanted Nukes
We Keep Provoking Them To Need Them In the later ’80s through to the early 2000s Iran was becoming a more moderate country. Then we brought war to the region... Read more.