America’s Vicious Soft Civil War

America’s Vicious Soft Civil War

War is a hot political topic. For me, growing up in America has always involved the subject of war. For decades I have listened to rants about the war on poverty, the war on crime, the war on the family, and even the cold war. Throughout my 16 years of education, my...
The Politics of a Pandemic

The Politics of a Pandemic

Germs, we now discover, have new political consequences. Pandemics are, or can be, politicized. Trump is proof of the agonizing trials associated with a President taking the lead role in snuffing out germs. Trump’s agonizing trials and triumphs over the...
America’s Vicious Soft Civil War

America’s Vicious Soft Civil War

War is a hot political topic. For me, growing up in America has always involved the subject of war. For decades I have listened to rants about the war on poverty, the war on crime, the war on the family, and even the cold war. Throughout my 16 years of education, my...
Make Term Limits a Reality

Make Term Limits a Reality

Mr. Precedent America’s first president, George Washington, set a precedent when several months before the 1796 election, he chose to impose on himself two four-year terms, which was adhered to by subsequent presidents as a kind of a gentlemen’s agreement. However, a...