Politics
The widely predicted red wave did not occur in the 2022 mid-term elections. This is an assessment of why, and an assessment of what it means for both parties in 2024. First, the tentative scorecard of partisan power after 2022 midterms: U.S House of Representatives R... 
Favorites, Politics
Meet the New Barbarism, the same as the old. Some think that the tortures of the Inquisition to expunge heresy are an artifact of history. Some think that burning suspected witches is a relic of ancient supernaturalism. Some think that the cruel Reign of Terror by... 
Favorites, Politics
A tsunami of American sentiment suggests that our Democracy is under unparalleled stress, and that recent events may be auguring the end of it. This is a watershed moment, because democracy is hailed as one of the great advancements of Western civilization. It is... 
Favorites, Politics
Political secession looms on the American horizon. The political phenomenon of secession is similar to an evolutionary phenomenon in biology. Throughout history, radical changes in the Earth’s geology have separated species apart to the point where new species... 
Favorites, Politics
There are massive social and political divides in America right now. This should not be surprising because there have been massive social and political divides throughout world history. But what lies at the root of these divides? Philosophers, professors,... 
Politics
An ominous day of reckoning nears for America as a result of the ongoing election chaos. Distant thunder rumbles inside dark clouds looming on the political horizon. Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of American Independence, “…when a long train of abuses and... 
Recent Comments