Deep Thought

January:  Donald Trump is inaugurated.  He causes a furor when he interrupts his inaugural address mid-sentence to complain about two female...

Back in early 2008,  Ann Kirkpatrick was doing an event in Winslow as she was running in a primary for what would eventually become a succ...

A century and a half ago, this very night, Abraham Lincoln was martyred.  John Wilkes Booth, a leading actor of his day, had shot the lead...

Lately all the speculation about Jeb Bush has focused on his last name,  asking whether as a ‘Bush’ he can win following his father and his...

Over the past twenty-four hours I've had a couple of events that have caused me to contemplate the death penalty and clarify how I feel ...

Have you ever had the experience of hearing somebody claim to be the exact opposite of what they are? It can be jarring, but that's ...

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...