Once upon a time, politics was a panoply of color, crowds, and, on occasion, good humor.Not today. TodayĢƵ politics is a grim, self-isolating business.The men and women running for high public office in the here and now are veiled by social media and TV ads from the eyeball-scrutiny of ...
Sadly, harsh language is becoming more and more commonplace.Intemperate outbursts can get you noticed. Apologies soon follow. ThatĢƵ become the American way.Kanye West, that renowned rapper, whoĢƵ changed his name to just “ye,” knows how to generate headlines.Recently, a couple of ...
Barring an appearance by the now-subpoenaed Donald Trump, the House Jan. 6 hearings are over, and what have we learned? Nothing at all, at least from the viewpoint of TrumpĢƵ most rabid followers. Like the former president himself, they deny the validity of the Jan. 6 riot.The Capitol was ...