FURTHER DIMINISHING THE SENATE’S INSTITUTIONAL STANDING… (…by an outrageous collective lack of integrity) We’ve never been affiliated with either party of the political duopoly controlling of our government’s institutions, always voting as an “independent” tax payer instead. So our views
THE PASSING OF NANCY REAGAN… (…a truly classy First Lady) Not many folks remember much about her today as First Lady, after Ronald Reagan got elected President, other than those who were part of his administration, or, who were part
THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD IS WONDERING… (…what’s with those crazy Americans! ) The American style of political warfare, particularly during one of our presidential election cycles, has always been a fascinating and puzzling spectacle of our brand of democracy in
A FORGOTTEN GIFT FROM A FOUNDER OF OUR REPUBLIC.. (…who seems to have been one of the wisest of them all…) Most of us have heard of the Monroe Doctrine and its author, James Monroe; and, some of us may
RESOLVING THE SYRIAN SITUATION (with some perspectives on how best to salvage something from it) After nearly five years of civil conflict during which several hundred thousand have been killed, millions displaced as refugees, and the rise of extremism in
A NEW LOW IN AMERICAN POLITICAL WARFARE… (…as partisan payback politics now rules the day…) Leading Republican members of the Senate’s Judiciary Committee, not to mention the majority leader himself…Senator McConnell, have categorically declared they will not even hold hearings
WITH A BIG BRASS BRAND OF DEMOGOGUERY…. (…a guy named Donald is playing the same kind of tune once played by a guy named…Adolph) The Trump phenomenon keeps rolling along, suggesting a lot of potential voters are so pissed off
FURTHER THOUGHTS ON ORIGINALIST VIEWS ABOUT OUR CONSTITUTION (…and their validity in the context of our society’s modern conditions and times) Justice Scalia’s death will no doubt re-ignite heavy pro-con debates about his originalist views about our Constitution… and their
LOSS OF A STRONG VOICE AT THE SUPREME COURT… (…for adherence to the original meanings of the language and intent of our Constitution) The recent death of Justice Scalia of the Supreme Court leaves not just a gap in that
LEARNING MORE ABOUT BLACK HOLES AND DARK MATTER COLLISIONS… (…from being able to detect and measure their unseen, unfelt gravity waves) We’ve just learned that a stubbornly dedicated group of astrophysicists, after more than a decade of effort with the