America has always been conflicted about what to do with a majority. Should we stand behind our democratic values, or ignore what a majority wants so we can benefit a minority? Politics, not principle usually answers that question. It has a tendency to create majorities when they are needed to make a point.
Liberal Left Fascists? Only in This Angry 2016 Race
The big problem with a giveaway culture is that you can never give away enough to keep people happy. The bar has to be raised again and again. When being elected to our highest political office is the prize it can be raised to extremes.
Bully Candidate Is the Newest Conservative Tragedy
What do Marco Rubio and the Pope have in common? They both confronted a bully candidate for the GOP nomination who is more intent on seeking attention with insults and abuse than giving us concrete reasons why he should call the shots from on high.
Liars, Bullies, and Racists: 2015 Was a Shameful Year
What a shameful place to find ourselves in at the end of 2015. If all I knew about America was what I heard from our presidential candidates, I would wonder why anyone would live in a country that lacks the tiniest shred of decency.
Scariest Thing About Donald Trump? We Are
Yes, Donald Trump can come off like a bad joke who takes advantage of people mistaking his blustering political performance art for serious policy statements. On that count Bobbie Jindal’s histrionics over Trump being a “madman”1 weren’t that far from the truth.
Greed Makes Us Great: Two Stories About the Left
Show me a country where competition isn’t fueled by greed and I’ll show you a country not worth living in. In America greed makes us great. Just look at the lines at your local convenience store when the lottery jackpot soars.
Vision for America From Deceitful Republicans
Here’s a great suggestion for any fast-talking conservative who wants to lead this country with a new-fangled vision for America. Instead of wasting your media dollars and our time rambling on about a “new day,”1 “telling it like it is,”2 “a New American Century,”3 going from “hope to higher ground,”4 or scoring a victory against the “Washington machine,”5 try offering us something we haven’t heard before.