Unless Trump quits or is forced out, resistance is futile. — What is going on with the several Republican candidates who met at the Reagan Presidential Library for the second GOP debate? The debate itself was a spirited affair, but not in a good way. The candidates aggressively interrupted one another. At one point, all seven were shouting something. …

More indictments might not be inevitable, but they are likely. — It did not take a rock scientist to predict that after the Trump Organization was indicted in 2021 in New York for business fraud, that Donald Trump himself would soon be indicted. I boldly made that prediction in June 2021. I was right about charges related to the January 6…

Regardless of your views on the UAW strike, President Biden should not be there. — What to make of President Biden’s decision to fly to Michigan to join United Auto Workers striking against the big three auto manufacturers? Biden, as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said, is just being Biden — the most pro-union president in history. …

Today’s top political news is largely irrelevant to policy — Did you hear the government is facing a shutdown due to the intransigence of a handful of ultra-right-wing conservatives led by the likes of Matt Gaetz (R-FL)? If not, it is because Donald Trump, his followers, and his allies are dominating the political news. Today’s political news is often free…

Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shadows” — The unwanted shadow ruined my photograph. It was a gorgeous September evening in the small town of Easton, Maryland. We were walking to dinner before attending a recital of Chopin. All was good. As I walked down the street, the photo opportunities lept towards me. The historic Talbot County Courthouse, once the site of a speech…

One reason Congress and politicians are held in such low regard — I addressed the problem of politicians behaving badly in my weekly column in Spy Community Media’s Maryland Eastern Shore newspapers. Misbehaving politicians are so common that outrageous behavior by Congressional representatives happen daily. Since I wrote the column, for example, Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) had to be removed from a…

Americans need to work harder to make it work — I addressed concerns about democracy in my weekly column published September 6 in the Spy Newspapers of the Eastern Shore. I write that Americans need to work harder at being good voters. I am sharing the column here. Should We Worry About Democracy? What does the rest of the world think of American democracy in…

Ramaswamy is telling us who he is — and it is scary — The 2024 Republican presidential field has already been reduced by one. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez dropped out after failing to qualify for the first GOP presidential debate. Others will follow, but one candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, is gaining strength. He is running third in most polls, behind Trump and Ron DeSantis…

Has the age of instant art arrived? — If you checked into your room at the Hyatt and found the picture above, lovingly framed, hanging next to the television, would you call the front desk? I’m betting you wouldn’t. And not just because a lot of hotel art is banal, selected by corporate committees not to upset guests. …