When America is united, America is totally unstoppable. Donald J. Trump/January 20, 2017 After the 2016 election campaign and the first three years of Trump’s occupancy of the White House, the probability Americans would ever be united again was unimaginable. But the events of this past week remind us anything is possible. Let’s begin with … Read more
The 55 years following the end of World War II are often referred to as the era of “American Exceptionalism.” That moniker was based on our military and economic superiority as well as our political stability. Throughout the period there were shifts in partisan control of the presidency and Congress, differences in national priorities … Read more
Even a social scientist who constantly warns others about the difference between correlation and causation can jump the shark when the evidence seems overwhelming. For me, that line blurred when comparing the inverse relationship between Donald Trump’s approval ratings to the length of his daily 5:00 p.m. “press beefings.” In what can only be … Read more
If nothing else, we have learned that one’s reaction to a crisis exposes their inner character. And yesterday was no different. No, I am not talking about Donald Trump. We did not need a pandemic to understand what makes him tick. Yesterday, Bernie Sanders was the one who had to deal with an unpleasant … Read more
(a) An employee may not engage in political activity— (1) while the employee is on duty; (2) in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an individual employed or holding office in the Government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof; (3) while wearing a uniform or official insignia identifying the … Read more