Orientations And Rulings
The least dangerous branch has already tarnished itself, perhaps irrevocably. Now new research proves political orientation impacts virtually all decisions in the federal judiciary in a very specific way...
12 April, 2024
No Truth, No Consequences
How about neither? This would be Donald Trump's answer to the classic game show question, because he knows that where there's no truth, there's only power. We, the people, need get our fellow citizens to understand that Trump is a means that never ends...
02 April, 2024
Will DEI Die?
Research on diversity's value is clear, in education, in business, in nature. DEI is far from a perfect reflection of what we know, but that doesn't justify the GOP's determination to kill it...
12 March, 2024
Government Imperiled
The federal government has rarely been popular, but we'd miss it if it were gone, and currently it faces threats from multiple directions that could bring it to the brink of extinction if we don't rally around what makes us American...
04 March, 2024
Super Or Stupor Tuesday?
In many presidential elections, the primaries of Super Tuesday are a turning point. This year, with voters divided between intoxication, ambivalence, and apathy, it looks more like there's no turning back...
20 February, 2024
Bidenomics vs. Vibecession and Vabpression
Bidenomics, vibecession, vabpression, all need to be replaced by another kind of economics. The first political party to understand this will never have to puzzle over disconnects between their macroeconomic and political metrics...
06 February, 2024
Protecting Our Democracy
We can't rely on the media, the courts, or either party to do it. We, the people, are going to have to save our democracy this year, and we'll have to do more than vote to do it....
11 January, 2024
Rosalynn Carter, Dianne Feinstein, Sandra Day O’Connor: Trailblazers
2023 saw the passing of three remarkable women in the civic life of our country, one from each branch of government, all almost as remarkable for their journeys as for their destinations and achievements...
05 January, 2024
Our Holiday Wish: One Nation Under God
After a year like this one, it's natural to have a lot of wishes, and we do, some of them dating back to at least 2016. But they all come down to one....
13 December, 2023
Democracy on Trial
It will surely hurt his feelings to hear it, but Trump's 90+ felony charges pale in comparison to the real Trial of the Century. The defendant is democracy, the jury is we, the people, and the verdict will determine the future of the free...
04 December, 2023