As Iowa readies its inexcusably and alarmingly undemocratic caucuses to kick off the two major American parties’ presidential nomination process, culminating in…
Barring any kind of a major development in the next few days or consistently terribly inaccurate polling, Donald Trump will…
Obama’s final State of the Union speech exemplified him and his presidency, both strengths and weaknesses. In the end, Obama’s…
The lengths to which far too many people on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict go to minimize or deny…
Republicans, predictably after the Paris attacks, have turned on Syrian refugees as the latest group from which they can arouse…
When Paris was hit by terrorism and French civilians were killed, the world stood up for the French. When Israel is…
As this historic terrorist attack unfolds, France, Europe, the West, and the Middle East need to really think about what…
Author’s note: even at this stage of the game in late 2015, it was clear the Republican Party was a…
How three TV shows illustrate critical dynamics of the Syrian Civil War and how two books show us why we need to…
In this three-part series, we look at the candidacy of the new darling of the Republican Party, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina. …
Author’s note: as we enter the longest government shutdown in American history as 2019 unfolds because of Trump’s border wall…
The first debate(s) showed us that the Republicans are often in a war between substance and style. Can a candidate…
The rebel “Confederate” flag is much less of a problem than the values and system it represents. The romanticization of…
The rebel “Confederate” flag is much less of a problem than the values and system it represents. The romanticization of…
The rebel “Confederate” flag is much less of a problem than the values and system it represents. The romanticization of…