In his inaugural address, Donald Trump promised America's "golden days" were coming. Maybe he was thinking l'etat, c'est moi! as usual, but we're pretty sure his supporters will be a getting a golden daze or haze instead...

Who was Jimmy Carter? Among other things, he was remembered as an underrated President, a peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia, and a Sunday school teacher. We remember him as a role model...

It's January and our government is under attack again, once again from within, once again unjustly. Which isn't to say the attack is unprovoked, nor that it can't/shouldn't be repelled in ways that could keep the peace for a generation--or more...

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are aiming to launch a new American Revolution: will it be a new beginning, the beginning of the end, or will the *response* be the pivot point we've been waiting for?...

As in every holiday season for centuries, people around the world are praying for peace on earth. Understanding what it is and how it must be obtained is the best response and answer to those entreaties...

The morning after Election Day, as Democrats woke up to a country that had moved rightward in 90% of the nation's counties, many found themselves wondering: who are these people? ...

After the 2022 midterm elections, we were thankful that the light of our American democracy still shines. After the election of November 5th, we still are. Here's why...

In his Inaugural Address, Donald Trump promised to end "American carnage," but of course he created it instead, because what's needed to end carnage is courage--and only one candidate has that...

Experienced drivers know the center lane's the place to be on a highway, especially if you're a good driver. Because it maximizes flexibility, it's often both safer and faster--less road rage, too. Politics is the same...

We have come to what poet Robert Frost would call a fork in the road in our country. Relative to the world, we've always taken the one less traveled by, and it has made all the difference...