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Joe Biden Reveals Tension at Heart of His Candidacy Aug. 24, 2020
In his third run for president, Joe Biden finally secured the Democratic presidential nomination and... Read More
Will Democracy Seem Lost in the Mail? Jul. 31, 2020
The 2020 campaign has been so contorted by the coronavirus that the Democrats and Republicans are st... Read More
Vesting Sole Control Over Nukes in One Person Is Insanity. It Must Change. Jul. 17, 2020
Many Americans may not know it, or perhaps just don't want to think about it, but the nation's entir... Read More
Proud To Be an American Jul. 03, 2020
I am proud to be an American. Yes, I know that our system of government is not perfect, but I firmly... Read More
When In the Course of Human Events Jul. 02, 2020
"Government requires make-believe. Make believe that the king is divine, make believe that he can do... Read More
Proud To Be an American Jul. 02, 2020
I am proud to be an American. Yes, I know that our system of government is not perfect, but I firmly... Read More
What Does Winning Mean in a Forever War? May. 22, 2020
When a Wall Street Journal editorial warned this week against any precipitous U.S. withdrawal that m... Read More
A Pandemic Survival Lesson From Ancient Rome May. 12, 2020
As a lifelong student of history and philosophy (my two college majors), I always look for the bigge... Read More
After Three Years, Who Are We Now? May. 07, 2020
A week after Donald Trump was elected president, writer and scholar Sarah Kendzior, who had predicte... Read More
Labs of Democracy Chart Our Reopening May. 06, 2020
Now that the number of new coronavirus cases is leveling off, debate within the U.S. has shifted to ... Read More
Other Nations Offer Lessons on COVID-19 Response May. 01, 2020
People in the United States like to believe in "American exceptionalism," but America could learn a ... Read More
Mussolini in the Mirror: The President Declares He Has 'Total Authority' Apr. 21, 2020
"Democracy is beautiful in theory," wrote Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. "In practice it is a fa... Read More
Press Briefings and Ego Bruising Mar. 25, 2020
One of the more tiresome partisan polkas we've witnessed in the years of President Donald Trump is t... Read More
Socialism's Past Mar. 18, 2020
Senator Bernie Sanders' call for socialism has resonated among many Americans, particularly young Am... Read More
Why Have the American People Decided to Throw Out Their Political Leaders and Start Over? Feb. 28, 2020
Now that Sen. Bernie Sanders is surging and a populist-left Sanders versus populist-right Trump race... Read More
Improving Debates Feb. 22, 2020
First, a confession: I really like presidential debates. Why, you ask? Because these debates give us... Read More
Shaving to the Bone Feb. 21, 2020
In World War I, when the combatants hunkered down fearfully in miles of opposing trenches, everythin... Read More
Tale of 2 Heroes: Sen. Romney and Col. Vindman Remind America What It's About Feb. 11, 2020
Last week provided more confirmation that America lies in intensive care, its recovery in doubt. It ... Read More
So, What Did They Think They Were Doing? Feb. 04, 2020
In any "stupidest" or "most worthless" contest, America can confidently put its money on the Preside... Read More
Democracy and Tyranny Jan. 29, 2020
During President Donald J. Trump's impeachment trial, we'll hear a lot of talk about our rules for g... Read More
