...do you have to lose? is a question candidate Trump asked black voters during the 2016 election campaign. As the 2020 election nears it...

In politics a dog whistle is coded language designed to garner the votes of supporters without arousing the ire of those with opposing...

Franklin's reply was "A republic if you can keep it", not "A republican.. ".

Judging by his facial expression President Trump did not expect the question S V Date of the Huffington Post asked him at a COVID-19...

A favorite talking point for Republicans in the past was their desire to "starve the beast", the beast being Big Government. The...

To paraphrase Jorge Santayana y Borras "Those who don't remember history are doomed to relive it". The implication is the bad stuff will...

The US has more than a million Covid-19 cases and more than 150,000 deaths - the worst numbers of any country no matter how you look at...

I have chosen this topic because of skepticism about science in the population exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the president's...

...me or your lying eyes?" is a well-worn line from stand-up routines usually about a cheating spouse caught in the act. The problem for...

The India Palace restaurant in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was vandalized on the night of June 21. "Destroyed" is a more appropriate word since...

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has been flogging his newly published book on every available media outlet. Among the many...

This month marks the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. The People's Liberation Army was used by Chinese authorities to...

Before writing today's post, I would like to answer a reader's question. The question was "Who among today's politicians could be...

Texas Lieutenant Governor Patrick volunteering to die for the economy got me thinking about the issue of responsibility. Politicians on...

Weeks of self-quarantine/social distancing present an opportunity to think about things . Our health care system seems a particularly...

If I needed proof that the 5-10% of voters in the middle of the road will play a critical role in the coming election, I got it in the...

There is a Sanskrit proverb which translates as "The king is respected in his kingdom; the savant - everywhere." That was back when kings...

Used to be, politics stopped at the water's edge. I wonder how many Americans born in this century are aware of that saying. I don't know...

The right to bear arms has been debated for a long time. Supporters of this right cite the second amendment and worry that any...

President Reagan ordered the removal of solar panels installed by President Carter from the White House roof. Whether this was because of...