February 2022

It has taken decades for this situation to evolve to where it is today, and unaddressed it will continue to worsen and eat away at our democratic institutions.

The only way to thwart Russian aggression is by offensive action by the U.S. and NATO. But twenty years post-9/11, Americans are fatigued by war in distant lands.

Will he pave the way for Democratic candidacies moving forward, or will he just be another thin-skinned politician picking losing battles?

Those few truckers who are fueling this so-called “Freedom Convoy” and holding up our economy are not representative of all of us. They should not wreck our image anymore and go to work.

Open and peaceful debate is healthy for any democracy and this situation should be no different. Unfortunately, this current issue is not as transparent as some would like to make it out to be.

Anyone who lived through the Cuban missile crisis recalls the helpless feeling of doom at the doorstep. This contemporary crisis has the same sleepwalking feel.

While eliminating the filibuster might provide the Democrats with a short-term win, it would be a long-term disaster for the party and, more importantly, the country.

Across the nation, there is a culture move to ban literature in our school system – from texts featuring miscarriages to discussions of mental health and suicide. It is one of the most un-American movements of my lifetime.

The current state-by-state winner-take-all method of electing the President channels the campaign into a dozen or so closely divided states.

Is the administration finally trying to shut down the prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station (GTMO), as Biden, and before him, Obama, had repeatedly pledged to do? Some perspective is in order.