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...
18 Nov, 2018
Look to the right for corruption
“When I was growing up a long time ago there was a presumption of prudential integrity for politicians. Yes, I...
17 Nov, 2018
The Red-Blue divide: Why beating ‘em is better than joining ‘em
“Unless I am in a particularly peaceful mood, I tend to scoff at the idea of building bridges between Democrats...
5 Jul, 2017
Skewing democracy white
“Every real problem this country — and this planet — face is replaced by a fantasy problem, which all the...
13 Jan, 2017
Healthcare is a basic human right not a political football
“On May 4th 2013 I delivered the eulogy for my 33-year-old brother. I’m not sure that our political representatives understand...
30 Oct, 2016
Republicans have but two choices
“To cut to the chase: Republican politicians and party leaders have two options and only two.” Gordon Fellman Published in:...
7 Sep, 2016
How Democrats and Republicans switched beliefs
“Strangely, over a century, America’s two major political parties gradually reversed identities, like the magnetic poles of Planet Earth switching...
31 Aug, 2016
None of the Above
“Western civilization has entered the long-predicted Secular Age when the power of religion over society gradually recedes. Europe started” James...
27 Mar, 2016
The Republicans: Cowardice in High Places
“Jeb Bush endorses Ted Cruz. So do Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney. Chris Christie endorses—in fact, practically fawns all over—Donald...