So much for quaint notions of bipartisanship. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell this week bluntly admitted what should long have been obvious: He views partisan politics as a zero-sum game […]
Tag: politics
A centrist take on Israel-Palestine
by Dave Anderson There is a familiar pattern of responses to the Israeli-Palestinian problem that mirrors most political problems. There are two positions that are diametrically opposed to each other, […]
Older public figures make a difference
What do Queen Elizabeth (95), Janet Yellen (74), our president (78) and the pope (84) have in common? How about Mike DeWine (74), Jerry Brown (83) and Lamar Alexander (80)? […]
How can Americans be so polarized?
by Dave Anderson Gallup’s fresh quarterly assessment of Americans’ political leanings finds 44% of Americans regard themselves as independents. This is a remarkable statistic — especially because we are living […]
Revamping Social Security Administration
by Mark J. Warshawsky With the change in presidential administrations, some are demanding that President Joe Biden fire the current commissioner, Andrew Saul, of the Social Security Administration (SSA), appointed […]
Vladimir Putin’s political strategy is all about himself
by Clara Ferreira Marques “If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.” That’s the opportunistic Tancredi’s advice on how to manage political turbulence in […]
Is there redemption anymore?
by Keith C. Burris Almost everyone has heard the F. Scott Fitzgerald line, “There are no second acts in American lives.” I think he was talking about second chances for […]
Small wonder the church is shrinking
It seems the church is shrinking. The mosque and synagogue, too, for that matter. Not that this is breaking news. It has long been known that the numbers of Americans […]
Gridlock: Is the nation really polarized?
by Dave Anderson Scholars have debated for years whether the United States is polarized. The minority view is that the country is not polarized. Morris Fiornia has led the charge […]
After years of abuse, Hatch Act needs repair
by Jennifer Ahearn Throughout Donald Trump’s four years as president, nearly every federal government ethics and anti-corruption law suffered immense public damage. But among his administration’s flagrant and unrepentant disregard […]
