Autocracy. A Plausible Alternative.
Autocracy. A Plausible Alternative. The January 6 Capitol insurrection was a blunt force wake-up call for those who believe in the notion of functioning democratic governance. It wasn’t the first or will it be the last time we’ll witness forceful condemnation of a...
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Political Comity At a time when George Washington’s “Farewell” declaration to “Friends and Citizens” in 1796 is being realized 226 years later…his prescient forewarning that hyper-partisanship was self-destructive and will cause “unprincipled men” to “subvert the...
read moreSuicide By Naivete
Suicide By Naïveté Open societies, like America, have a compelling intellectual appeal, but it’s framed in assumptions that are naive and potentially self-destructive. America is slow walking through time wearing a suicide vest that will, at some point, detonate....
read moreWhy “Omicron?” Why Not Gang Banger?
Why “Omicron”? Why not “Gang Banger”? The WHO/World Health Organization, is responsible for naming novel viruses in much the same way the WMO/ World Meteorological Organization, names hurricanes. WHO is fixated on the Greek alphabet and Omicron is its fifteenth letter...
read moreDeja Vu. Over And Over Again.
Deja Vu. Over and over again. I don’t need to be reminded that America is NO country for sane people. I know Trump refused to peacefully transfer the power of the presidency after he knew he lost the election to Joe Biden. I know Trump organized the Capitol...
read more“Houston. We Have A Problem.”
“Houston, We’ve Got a Problem.” …and New York, LA, Atlanta, Chicago…it’s all of America! Where do I start? We are awash in problems. ~~Women being stripped of their inalienable right of choice. ~~Innocent school children being decapitated by military-purposed weapons...
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Political Comity At a time when George Washington’s “Farewell” declaration to “Friends and Citizens” in 1796 is being realized 226 years later…his prescient forewarning that hyper-partisanship was self-destructive and will cause “unprincipled men” to “subvert the...
read morePolitical Asthma.
Political Asthma. I moved to Alabama recently after spending the last decade living in Tennessee and Arkansas. I suffer from political asthma and my latest move only aggravates my preexisting condition. I can’t be in a place where I have to share the same air as...
read more2nd Amendment. A Perspective.
2nd Amendment: A Perspective. Judges who identify as “Originalists” dominate the Supreme Court today. They believe the constitution must be interpreted based on the framers original understanding “at the time it was adopted.” Scalia was the most vociferous jurist...
read moreVote For Civility
Vote For Civility. Seeking political office is a big decision and, historically, appealed to a slate of exceptional candidates; above average in their intellectual, professional and cultural success. All that’s changed. In the past six years, half the voting public...
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