There’s a deep chasm of illogic across which voters must negotiate a leap that may still land them in improbable and fantastical territory. Many theories and much statistical data suggest Social Security is insolvent now or will be soon or will remain solvent for another decade or so. Similar challenges are made about Medicare. Take [...]

An increasingly disquieting feature of today’s political discourse is that bits and pieces of misinformation are regurgitated endlessly, indulging the feeding frenzy that fills the airwaves and print media. Constant polling and partisan talking points are the order of the day whether or not they contribute to rational debate.
It’s only human nature to gravitate towards [...]

An increasingly disquieting feature of today’s political discourse is that bits and pieces of misinformation are regurgitated endlessly, indulging the feeding frenzy that fills the airwaves and print media. Constant polling and partisan talking points are the order of the day whether or not they contribute to rational debate.
It’s only human nature to gravitate towards [...]

Have we always been this crazy, our political aspirants so intellectually vapid and mendacious? Perhaps, but today’s rapid-fire communications network has made it more apparent then before or so it would seem.
The Mark Twain advice that “it is better to keep your mouth shut and have people think you a fool than to open it [...]

Partisan gamesmanship in Congress turns every issue into a political slugfest. If a fewRepublicans acted independently more often one could admire the earnestness of their convictions. But by sticking to the party line and saying no to everything in order to thwart the president and skewer Democrats, raw partisanship becomes a blot on Congress as [...]