The data on police shootings from recent years is clear and overwhelming with what it tells us: 1.) police haven’t…
In an appropriate show of bipartisan unity, Barack Obama and his predecessor, George W. Bush, called for unity and for…
After events in Baton Rouge, LA, Falcon Heights, MN, and Dallas, TX, America—in particular white America—sorely needs to take stock…
Least among the problems posed by the UK’s Brexit vote to leave the EU are the actual effects that will…
Author’s note: with a Bernie Sanders candidacy again looming over the Democratic Party and the country as a whole, here…
Violence and hate feed each other, as the violence in the Middle East shows; the West must be careful not to play…
It’s not a convincing argument that Trump picking a woman or a person of color will do much or anything to…
Author’s note: as I write this while Bernie Sanders is considering a second presidential run, it should be remembered that…
Author’s note: in the nearly three years since I created this chart, it is clear little has changed for Sanders…
For the crime of terrorism to have weight, we must move globally towards a more specific definition that goes beyond…
America Doesn’t Have Same Muslim, Immigration Problems As Europe, and Must Avoid EU Mistakes As Americans view today’s ISIS terrorist…
Author’s note: when I wrote this, I was confident Clinton would win but still worried about the chance of a…
The overall outcome of today’s Super Tuesday Democratic contests are little in doubt; going back, people will say the Nevada…
Those hoping for nominees other than Clinton and Trump almost certainly needed outcomes other than what actually happened on Saturday…
The following is a paper I wrote as an undergraduate many years ago under the tutelage of the acclaimed Lincoln…