25 Jan, 2022
Integrity MIA
If you look at how polls and politics are shaping up, it is shamefully obvious that Republicans, in general, simply do not represent what most Americans say they want.
25 Jan, 2022
21 Oct, 2021
Gravy train: Corporate profiteering on national defense
A long time ago, Gordon Adams introduced the term “iron triangle” to characterize the interlocked relationship of the Pentagon’s military services, the corporations that contract with it to build weapons and provide services, and the Congressional committees that vote on military appropriations—in short...
10 Oct, 2021
Two parties: Two countries
We have a two-party political system, one that evolves with time, people, and circumstance...
7 Oct, 2021
The Thread of Truth
In my college days I was a conservative republican. I voted for Barry Goldwater, and Ronald Reagan. But I gave up on the party during the presidential election of 2008...
5 Jun, 2021
Where Are the “Other” White Men?
The political opponents of the Democrat Party have a lot of problems; one big one is their name.
11 Mar, 2021
Voter suppression: Jim Crow revisited
Ever since its founding, the United States has been attempting to build a society around those wounds, on the belief that hyped-up language...
11 Feb, 2021
Stealing the vote, building a wall
Stealing the vote, building a wall by Robert C. Koehler 936 words Published in: LA Progressive, Black Star News, City...
24 Dec, 2020
Minority Rule in America?
"On October 7, 2020, Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah tweeted, “Democracy isn’t the objective..."
5 Sep, 2020
America’s Ugly Flaw
“Sometimes it seems like we live in a huge loony bin where things make no sense…” James A. Haught Published...
25 Jul, 2020
My prayer
“Barely three months from now, the 2020 election may reveal whether America’s white evangelical “religious right” finally is losing political...
30 Jan, 2020
If the right would come clean
“Am I the only one who finds it maddening, not only to consider the indisputable reality that the cult of...
6 Jan, 2020
GOP Albatross
“Every schoolchild knows that the Ancient Mariner was forced to wear a dead albatross around his neck. I think America’s...
17 Dec, 2019
Anger and forgiveness in our polity
“When Russ Feingold and John McCain reached agreement on legislation that helped reform the contamination of special interest money into...
10 Dec, 2018
Congress Must Reauthorize VAWA
“That the U.S. is divided on political issues is old news. Both the Left and the Right are deeply entrenched,...
30 Nov, 2018
No Country for White Men? Why the Left Should Appeal to the White Male Identity
“Liberals and progressives, with the notable exception of Bernie Sanders, too often fail to appeal directly to white men in...