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Democratic governments rarely collapse with a sudden explosion; they erode – sometimes imperceptibly — as the structure that supports them and the fabric that holds them together slowly weakens until they implode. The decline in America’s democracy didn’t just start … Continue reading →

Remember all that Republican hoopla last year about their tax reform?  It would pay for itself by spurring economic growth to three or four percent for years to come.  Manufacturing would come back to the United States, millions of good-paying … Continue reading →

The Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index for 2017 shows people across the country are more depressed than they were during the Great Recession.  Despite low unemployment and rising wages, interviews with over 160,000 adults nationwide indicate that overall Americans don’t think their … Continue reading →

Defense lawyer John Dowd resigned from President Trump’s Russia investigation legal team last week. His departure leaves the president without competent legal representation.  It would appear that Trump intends to defend himself in the media instead of a court room.  … Continue reading →

Numerous U.S. intelligence officials testified before the Senate’s Intelligence and Armed Services Committees during the past month.  They all agreed that Russians interfered in the 2016 election and are set to do it again this year and in 2020.  They … Continue reading →

A recent New York Times article reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to rule indefinitely after a change in the Chinese constitution eliminated presidential term limits.  It went on to state that China is bracing for a new … Continue reading →

unting has been an enjoyable activity for me since I was a teenager.  Still, I have never feared that the “government” would confiscate my guns.  Nor have I ever considered that my guns are needed to protect against a tyrannical … Continue reading →

President Trump spent a lot of time on immigration during the STOU address and his divisive language has been chalked up to recharging his base.  After all, that’s the way he began his campaign last year, demonizing illegal immigrants.  This … Continue reading →

In the summer of 1968 I was working on the final few college credits I needed for a degree in mathematics and looking forward to a vacation with my wife and two-year old daughter.  Then one of my professors gave … Continue reading →

Exactly one year ago Saturday Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States.  It was a day when our new president was more concerned about the size of his inaugural crowd than uniting the country.  … Continue reading →