“Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”
We’re hearing that question rather frequently from Republican candidates and operatives, and as a political and history junkie, I know where that question is coming from, and more importantly, what Republicans are hoping for when they ask that question. The … Continued
Using the 14th Amendment to Bar Trump from running: A bad idea, unless….
On 6 January 2021, when Congress was convened to certify the Electoral College vote that would make Joe Biden president on 20 January, President Donald Trump held a rally in Washington, D.C. Thousands of his most ardent supporters attended this … Continued
“The End of History”-It Never Happened
A few months before the fall of Berlin Wall in November of 1989, American political scientist Francis Fukuyama published an essay entitled “The End of History?” Fukuyama’s thesis was that with the impending collapse of Communism in Europe, … Continued
Yo, Congress! Do your job!
Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division. … Continued