Parties and Factions

Our traditional view of American political parties is outdated and blocks our understanding of what is happening in the 2016 … More

A Dangerous Idea

Those who live in the world of ideas like to think ideas have consequences. A dangerous idea is being promulgated … More

Facts and Elections

My first reaction to the selection of Paul Ryan as Vice-Presidential nominee was similar to the views of many others. … More

Some Thoughts

Some thoughts on various things: Anger and Humor The Republicans keep reacting to every Democratic hyperbole with anger. That is … More

Trayvon and The Democrats

Democrats and some media (MSNBC, for example) are rushing into the Trayvon Martin case as if it is an unalloyed … More

Election Laws

Election laws are a matter of life and death for a political party. If you want to understand how they … More

Thoughts on 2012

Some thoughts on where we are and the coming political campaign: The United States The U.S. is still in a … More

Now is the Time

Many people would like to see a certain woman run for President against Barack Obama. No, not Sarah Palin … … More

2012 Long Shot?

“There is a special providence for drunkards, fools, and the United States of America.” attributed to Otto Von Bismarck   … More

Budget Vaporware

Actual products have virtues and faults. Promised products are perfect. In the computer industry, machinery (hardware) and programs (software), as … More