The U.S. is no longer very democratic in terms of the way the rest of the world sees us. That same view is true for many Americans also. The “Democracy Matrix,” a project of the University of Wurzburg in Germany, has Denmark as the best working democracy followed by Norway…

It is funny how the two political parties are acting to the changing Hispanic political preferences these days. More and more, Hispanics have flocked to the Republican banner in the past few elections. Democrats are dismayed because of it. …

I do not believe that the inflation we are seeing today is like the extended period of the 1970s. That period had more to do with profound and lasting global changes such as the end of cheap oil, and today’s inflation is caused by a series of “one offs.” COVID…

The U.S. Supreme Court found that an administrative agency overstepped its authority in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency. Let’s put aside whether the rule issued by the EPA was a good thing for our environment or not (even though I believe that administrative policy was absolutely in the nation’s…

I recently read a Medium article from Victoria Z. that critiqued the classic film, “Gone with the Wind.” The film was removed from HBO Max in 2020 because of “Black Lives Matter” and the near hysteria of not trying to offend any segment of America’s population. When it was returned…

This term, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered two decisions that will have far-reaching consequences. By the overturning of Roe and the invalidation of the New York law pursuant to the right to carry a gun for protection, the Court has changed the legal and political landscape. In my opinion, both…

The biggest problem the Democrats face is their inability to do the small things. Things like making sure that we have a good park system, roads, and other infrastructure. Democrats abandon the normal everyday governmental functions in the belief that only big things matter. …

It has become an unpleasant practice for me to write something in every edition about either racism and or a gun massacre. Two editions ago it was about “white replacement theory” fears. While grocery shopping in Buffalo, Black Americans were mowed down by a deranged young white man who was…