[NOTE: The culture wars are heating up again. So-called Christians and politic whores who bow before them are engaged in “the bathroom wars.” It is all a ton of… Read more Remembrance of an Earlier Battle in the Culture Wars: Same-Sex Marriage →
Thomas Edsall’s recent piece in the NYT documented in elaborate detail the deep disaffection of traditional Republican, conservative elites with Trump voters. Most notable, he quoted in detail from an… Read more The Puerile Wrath of Republican Elites →
The Quicken Loans Center where the Republican convention will be held this year does not allow individuals to carry weapons of any kind to large scale events. The interesting thing… Read more REPUBLICAN CONVENTION AND OPEN CARRY →
With the fear generated by terrorist threats, and some leaders calling for more boots on the ground, we need to think again about what that really means. We have seen… Read more Returning from War: A Rumination →
This is an ongoing email conversation between myself (Chas) and a knowledgeable friend (George) as we ponder the ins-and-outs of this presidential race. I will put George’s contributions… Read more Two Guys Just Talking Politics →
Apologies, sort of. This is an updated portion of an earlier post “Trump, Carson, and Cruz! Really??? Here is Why.” I wrote this earlier post on September 2,… Read more Trump’s Appeal Redux →
Trump has cruised along this election season with around 30-35 percent of the R primary voters. In the currently divided field, that is all he has needed. In NH, Trump… Read more What would South Carolina Have Looked Like–If It Had Been a Three-Person Race??? →
Over the last few months I have read Anthony Beevor’s Ardenne 1944, an acclaimed military historian’s book on The Battle of the Bulge. The famous Malmedy Massacre of over… Read more The Wereth 11 Are One Reason Why We Need Black History Month →