The Dog Ate My Manifest

Yesterday, Peter Francis Stager was sentenced to 52 months in federal prison for the beating of police officer Blake Miller at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.  In one of the most disturbing videos taken during the insurrection, the 44 year-old Conway, Arkansas man is seen repeatedly beating Miller with a flag pole while, … Read more

A Majority of One

I am considering asking the University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins University for a refund for selling a defective product.  In the course of earning three degrees in political science at these two institutions, I was taught America is a democracy where policies and programs were based on the will of the majority.  In elections, … Read more

Quantity v. Quality

Things that are not important are easy to measure.  Those that are important are hard to measure. ~Michie Slaughter As long as the Supreme Court is taking up cases based on imaginary plaintiffs and defendants and no longer requires that plaintiffs have standing (i.e., personally suffered some harm), I thought I would jump on the … Read more

Shoot the Messenger

I am not a member of an organized political party. I am a Democrat. ~Will Rogers In 1980, Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan asked a question which many believe turned the tide in the November election.  “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?”  To make sure the answer among a majority … Read more

Whole Lotta Grooming Going On

Last week’s Moms for Liberty convention in Tampa, Florida was a banner occasion for the anti-groomer community.  Among the speakers was Dr. James Lindsay, a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist, who is credited with having coined the term “groomer.”  Moms for Liberty and the parade of candidates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination quickly jumped on his … Read more