The Votes That Count
The Votes That Count by Wim Laven 885 words In the US there are elections because of our Constitution. There...
The Votes That Count by Wim Laven 885 words In the US there are elections because of our Constitution. There...
When Richard Nixon died, those of us on the antiwar side of the barricades during his misbegotten presidency were driven to new lows of cynical despair by the image-washing...
“It is difficult to keep my head from exploding with each new day’s political developments. So now Rod Rosenstein is...
“Sixteen years ago, as the 2000 presidential election recount in Florida transfixed the nation, the newly elected Senator Hillary Rodham...
“The future is (still) female. The bumper sticker and T-shirt that have long energized women and girls, and many male...
“The American people voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by about 225,000 votes. But Trump was right: the system...
“The Dickens opening to The Tale of Two Cities—it was the best of times and the worst of times– continues...
“The most consequential statement by Secretary Clinton in last night’s debate was her pronouncement that a no-fly zone over Syria...
“I am unreservedly delighted that Secretary Clinton picked Senator Kaine and assume that all is on track for both of...
“Donald Trump waited one day before delivering the punch line to his sad joke, “I will keep you in suspense”...
“I am an old millennial, one who just barely squeezes into the age category. I graduated high school in 2000....
“Until a few weeks ago, historians of the US presidency were fixed on Donald Trump’s meteoric and unpredictable rise. Now...
“There was more than one loser in the big debate, but that’s no surprise. I hardly expected any issues of...
“Like many others, I was deeply disturbed by much of what I heard (and saw) during the presidential debate on...
“Through a combination of denial, lack of empathy, fear-mongering, security jargon and political dysfunction, the question of what to do...