The power struggle in Venezuela offers a poignant reminder of why the United States cannot afford corrupt leaders in office.
Other Wordly: They Said What?
Royally Skewed: Brits Don’t Get Our Constitution
Who could predict that a rap-infused musical about the American Revolution, Hamilton, would rise up concurrently with the Brexit crisis? Watching the spectacle of the British trying to extricate themselves from the European Union has been, for me, a source…
Authoritarian Power: LePage Missed 1776 Lesson
Gov. Paul LePage, R-Maine, who longs for “authoritarian power,” is a striking example of our need to improve public education in history and civics. “Sometimes, I wonder that our Constitution is not only broken, but we need a Donald Trump…
If Elected, Trump Pledges to Put Assets in Blonde Trust
At the sixth GOP debate, Donald Trump offered this brilliant safeguard to avoid Oval Office conflicts of interest: Let his children run his business empire. Ever since Trump announced his candidacy, I’ve been waiting for a debate moderator to ask…
Top Five Responses to the Sony Hack
“A White House official said on Thursday that the administration was considering a ‘proportional response’ against those who hacked into Sony Pictures computers, a retaliation that could thrust the United States into a direct confrontation with North Korea.” –Peter Baker,…
Legally, a zombie
“I don’t know where that leaves you, but you’re still deceased as far as the law is concerned.”–Hancock County (Ohio) Probate Court Judge Allan Davis to a man seeking reversal of a 1994 death declaration his wife obtained after he…
A Hostile Nation?
“We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.” – George W. Bush, campaigning in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 21, 2000.
Palin on Ground Zero Mosque
“Ground Zero Mosque supporters: doesn’t it stab you in the heart, as it does ours throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate.” –Sarah Palin via Twitter, July 18, 2010.