Black Americans and Obama
At the risk of having my opinion dismissed again as “garbage,” I am going to give you my two cents worth on the complaints some black Americans have against President Obama. Of course President...
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A Mad Guy with a Gun?
OK, so the only defense against a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. At least that’s the way you see it if you are a faithful fan of...
Curing America’s Sickness
If this election has done nothing else, it has exposed America’s deep-rooted sickness. And perhaps in the long run, that will turn out to be a blessing. If the status quo had been...
Fixing Obamacare
When the Affordable Care Act was signed into law six years ago, it was a historic achievement, but it was based on a bargain that has not been kept. President Obama did not have...
The Forgotten Americans
America’s first people have been neglected and abused for centuries. And their plight gets little or no attention. But every once in a while, the media show some interest. They’re in the spotlight...
A (Joking?) Call to Arms
Of course Donald Trump was joking when he suggested there could be a “Second Amendment” solution to a Hillary Clinton presidency. No sane person would seriously make a remark like that. But who...
Tasteless and Shameful
America’s dark side was on flagrant display during the opening day of the Republican Party’s convention. Nothing was off limits. Not the tasteless exploitation of a bereaved – and misinformed – mother’s grief, not a...
The Trump Manifesto
Donald trump got serious yesterday, prescribing a hardline trade policy and backing it up with references to precise passages in various agreements. It was his most dangerous campaign speech yet. What he promised is...
Change is an Elusive Goal
I get calls from the Democratic Party asking me to become involved in this year’s campaign, and I always politely decline. I’m not as frisky as I was back in 2008 when Sandra and...
Fact or Fiction? Does it Matter?
In this bizarre age, when politics is reality TV and facts are whatever people will believe, the “news” is nothing more than entertainment – laced with a toxic undercurrent of propaganda. A few afternoons ago,...