Publications: DAME Magazine
Why the GOP Won’t (and Can’t) Change
For the first time in almost four years, many have been allowing themselves to ponder “what ifs” that don’t involve the horrifying, near certainty that Donald Trump wins a second term. Indeed, the numbers are such that politicos, pundits, and ordinary citizens have been asking what happens if he loses by a large margin in…
We Can’t Let Trump Go Out Like Nixon
2020 has been a disaster for the Trump administration, mostly due to its poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, tone-deaf response to the murder of George Floyd by police, and excessive use of force against peaceful protesters in Lafayette Park to provide the President with a photo opportunity. Their poll numbers against former VP Biden have been falling, and his first…
Will Trump 2020 Break Apart the Nation?
What would it take to spark internal conflict within the United States? What plausible scenario would cause a state, or states, to decide that it was worth the risk of conflict to secede? It seems like a ridiculous question. We all know how the Civil War turned out, that Abe Lincoln was a hero for…
The US is Headed for Single Party Rule
“Tell me why you kept kicking him. You had already won.” “Knocking him down won the first fight. I wanted to win all the next ones too.” —Ender’s Game When former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich first called politics a “war for power” he spelled out the philosophy of the future of his…