Deep Thought

One hundred years ago today, we lived in a different world. Colonialism was in full swing. European powers justified it with notions of ...

While away from a computer for several days, I did have an epiphany, one of those things that ties a lot of things together. The Tea Party...

I’ve been following the recent controversy over Cliven Bundy, and there is one politician in particular who has completely unimpressed me...

The idea of a representative democracy is that in contrast to a President who elected nationally, there will be Senators elected from the va...

JANUARY: Congress will convene to discuss an extension of unemployment benefits. Republicans who have been trashing President Obama’s econo...

I thought it might be a good idea to help people tell the difference between Senator Ted Cruz, who led the recent shutdown of the Federal ...

On Groundhog day: President Obama will not see his shadow, because he is facing resolutely forward to meet and take on the challenges of b...

In the coming months, it is clear that we will have a big debate about government spending and the debt. And while I have often debated Re...

The President has decided to stick by his original intent to nominate former Senator Chuck Hagel, a Republican from Nebraska, as the new Sec...

OK, back by popular demand (well, I did get one person ask me how come I wasn't doing New Year's predictions this year.) Deep Thoug...

I've been remarkably consistent in my views on guns over the past few decades. Essentially, it has boiled down to the following stat...

About a week ago I attended a Republican debate in Springerville. I have blogged about the Congressional District One race before, but I dec...

[Workers at Penn State remove the statue of former football coach Joe Paterno] Joe Paterno had the h...