Tag: politics
Nov. 10, 2017
Ready for gun control
At approximately 11:30 a.m. Nov. 5, 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas with a semi-automatic rifle.…
Oct. 13, 2017
John Delaney is a viable candidate
Since the days of the 2016 presidential election and subsequent rise to power of President Donald Trump, a majority of Americans are looking forward to…
Sep. 29, 2017
How Trump really beat Clinton
Few of us may be inclined to wade into what happened in the election of 2016 when our energies are so urgently on call to…
Sep. 29, 2017
Why it is important to stay informed about politics
It seems that after the divisive 2016 presidential election and the many controversies of the current administration in office, more people are opting to stay…
Aug. 11, 2017
Why democracy is failing
The two famous comments about democracy in the last century were made, respectively, by America’s 28th president, Woodrow Wilson, and by Winston Churchill. Wilson declared…
Aug. 11, 2017
Policy changes in 140 characters or less
Is President Trump’s use of Twitter to announce significant policy changes a move towards transparency or a distraction from the what’s really happening in Washington?…
Jul. 28, 2017
How to choke on a big nothing burger
In “The French Connection II,” Gene Hackman’s Popeye Doyle, quitting heroin cold turkey, asks for a big, juicy American hamburger with the blood dripping out…
Jul. 14, 2017
Is humanity a lost cause?
Sometimes it takes a deeply conservative intelligence to get to the heart of the matter. Such an intelligence was that of William Butler Yeats, who…
Jul. 14, 2017
Investigating Trump won’t be that simple
As the investigation into Trump’s potential ties with Russia proceeds, many commentators are itching to know when the first signs of his downfall will appear.…
