What version of America will you choose this November: a tolerant, democratic America that is governed by laws and strives to live up to its ideals, or a bigoted, authoritarian America where the laws don’t apply to everyone and fascist nationalism becomes the new ideal?
Since I left college in the ‘60s, my “thankful” list has shrunk. The “not thankful” list is on its second ream of paper. Ah, Thanksgiving. The time to be thankful, as tradition […]
Dear Mr. Trump, Even China cannot compete Against a global economy. They must isolate nations, Hence Brexit, Hence the Philippino position So hostile to Obama and the TPP. Duterte is your first […]
As honor dwindles, so does hope. Is hope a descendant of honor? If if is, perhaps a little hope can be derived from recent statements of members of Congress in response to […]
Dear Right-Wing Protesters, Please don’t destroy the city of Cleveland or its people who have opened their doors to a candidate and his followers who we may not vote for, but we will […]
Cleveland is not your enemy. Dear Left-Wing Protesters, Please don’t destroy the city of Cleveland or its people in which you could find so much sympathy, support, and common ground. Whatever your […]
Hillary Clinton will lose in a landslide. We can build a bridge to tomorrow, with hopes and dreams and renewable energy and some new alloy that US Steel is keeping under wraps. […]
#BernieOrBust movement feels democracy itself is threatened. Sanders as VP candidate would ease those worries. Hillary Clinton is worried about party unity. She should be. Bernie Sanders leads a grassroots movement larger […]
The total number of votes cast in the primaries in swing states: Democrats Republicans Florida: 1,664,003 2,276,926 North Carolina: 1,076,699 1,109,048 Virginia: 778,865 952,714 Ohio: 1,192,815 2,011,357 Wisconsin: 1,000,703 1,083,574 If Trump […]
I’m against tyranny. This is a popular political position. Americans pride ourselves on defending liberty from the machinations of malevolent power all over the world. It is our heritage, beginning with the […]
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