Tag: Republican
Nov. 4, 2022
Joy To The Polls: Where democracy and music meet
With midterm elections just a few days away, the overwhelmingly long wait in queues to place your votes and drop your ballots will not be…
Feb. 8, 2019
Government rule under one demagogue leads to tyranny
In “Politics,” the book that founded the study of political science, Aristotle distinguished three basic forms of government: kingship, or rule by a single person;…
Feb. 1, 2019
The government shutdown needs to end soon
There’s an old saying that politics is like a game of chess, with two sides of the same game battling it out to see who…
Feb. 2, 2018
Mindfulness: the key to political discussions
There has been a severe gap between the two main political parties that has been allowed to fester. This conflict has grown to the point…
Nov. 17, 2017
New tax reform benefits the rich
What’s the first word that comes to mind when you think of tax reform? Probably boring, at least for most people. However, for people who…
May. 12, 2017
Being a citizen in the age of Donald Trump
“Hey, I’m president! I’m president! Can you believe it?!” That’s what Donald Trump said in celebrating the passage of the American Health Kill bill by…
Feb. 10, 2017
Hello tyranny
The incessant flow of noise and static from the Trump White House — occupied territory on American soil — is designed, among other things, to…
Feb. 3, 2017
Mobilizing to move forward
In the wake of the election, there was a social-media firestorm. Multitudes of angry liberals and people who disapprove of having a hate-mongering…
Jan. 27, 2017
What should the left do in the age of Trump?
Get over it, Joe Biden was advising us the other day. It’s happened, it’s done. Well, yes. Donald Trump is our 45th president, and our…
Jan. 13, 2017
Obama: The farewell address you won’t hear
What comes with a new administration is an inaugural speech and a State of the Union address. Relieved of the baggage of campaign promises, the…