Dr. ESP Question of the Day: Is the media’s focus on “a war on truth” misdirected? There are two kinds of horror movies. To prove this point, I will stick to films based on Stephan King novels. At one end of the spectrum are stories, while gory, are not the source of nightmares. For example, to … Read more
Among the issues that divide Democrats and Republicans is their attitude toward Russia and Vladimir Putin. A February 2020 survey by Pew Research approached the question from several angles and found: 82 percent of Democrats expected Russian interference in the 2020 election compared to 39 percent of Republicans. 31 percent of Republicans trust Putin … Read more
It only took two days. Republicans are already making the moral equivalency argument they are just following Democratic precedent when they say, “Joe Biden is not MY president. Isn’t that what all you 2016 deniers said about Donald Trump?” They are half right. I was proud to say Trump was not MY president. Primarily … Read more
A swath of Republican election officials have been held up as examples of how Trumpism has spread across the country to infect state and local government. But that discussion has been about the rhetoric, not the execution of their public responsibilities. Their message has been consistent. “We are a new breed who will shake … Read more
The question which has occupied Americans for the last four years, and especially since November 3, 2020, has been, “Is the United States a nation of laws or a cult of personality?” When we use the term “of laws,” most people immediately think of the Constitution and federal, state or local statutes. But the … Read more