Monthly Archives: August 2020

   For many years I proudly identified myself as a Republican, the party of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and, more recently, Howard Baker. No longer.    I don’t want to be associated in any way with the … Continue reading →

By Thomas Murphy, guest blogger Americans could wake up on January 20, 2021, to witness the inauguration as the next president of the United States … well … no one. Twice in the last 20 years — 2000 and 2016 … Continue reading →

If you watch the news on TV, read it in a newspaper, access it on a website or just hear it from a friend, what name do you see or hear most often? Trump. Every time Trump tweets, the national … Continue reading →

By Thomas Murphy, guest blogger If the United States were a Third World country would it pass basic tests for democratic best practices? Probably not. When international observers watch on the sidelines of elections in Africa, Asia, or Latin America … Continue reading →

Reading about World War II recently, I came across a reference to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “four freedoms.” I vaguely remembered the phrase, but I was curious to know more so I looked it up. In his State of the … Continue reading →