September 27, 2017
A Strange Election in Alabama for United States Senate
Why did Alabama Republicans nominate Roy Moore to replace Luther Strange who replaced Jeff Sessions in the United States Senate yesterday? It’s a loaded question. Roy Moore may play well in Alabama these days, but he hasn’t played that well...
September 26, 2017
National Anthem Protest: An Unhelpful Controversy
On the National Anthem protest… Singing the national anthem at sporting events started in 1918, as a marketing ploy, even before we had a national anthem. It was during the seventh-inning stretch in the World Series that pitted the Chicago...
September 20, 2017
I Wouldn’t Bet Against Medicare for All
Shortly after the conclusion of the Second World War, Harry Truman called on Congress to pass a nationalized health care law. “The health of American children, like their education, should be recognized as a definite public responsibility.” Legislation to enact...
September 19, 2017
Good Fences and Trump’s UN Speech
Good fences make good neighbors. That might be a cliché, but it makes sense. If everybody knows directly where their property line stops and where their neighbor’s starts, there is a helluva lot less confusion. Confusion breeds contempt. Clarity brings...