My wife and I had an interesting discussion this past week about my writing and the idea of Radical Centrism. She’s been my biggest fan and my best critic, something I always appreciate even when it’s something I don’t want to hear. With such polarization in this country, and such…

Party Politics. We all know the term but let’s call it what it really is: manipulation of the populace for personal gain, ie: winning elections. Originally, the ability to do this had its limits. Nixon told his people that he wasn’t a crook until it became blatantly obvious that he…

Politics is filled with lies. It’s a known fact. Some are smaller white lies, such as when a politician exaggerates all the good work they’ve done in office. Others are not only lies, they’re dangerous, such as the great election lie. However, as damaging as the election lie has been…

I recently wrote an article entitled, We Can’t Wait to Take Our Kids and Leave this Blood Soaked Country, after Buffalo but before Uvalde. (LINK). The fact that it was relevant again a week later is sad, frustrating, and the worst part…all too predictable. The American Right is choosing to…

American politics has become a weird land of extremes and paradoxes. While we intellectually acknowledge that there is a whole political spectrum, we still viscerally boil everything down into two boxes. In order to understand or frame ideas, we seem to have this irresistible need to place people into one…

I had a different article planned for this week and maybe I’ll get to it later. But right now, I want to speak about the horrors once again visited upon innocent Americans. I could be talking about the 17 people being shot after the NBA playoffs in Milwaukee on Friday…

As we watch the women’s right to choose being hauled backwards by the Christian Right Minority in this nation, we hear a familiar cry. “I am pro-life because I care about the children to come.” (They also use this “save the children” rallying cry to justify their QAnon insanity…it’s not…

Unless you are lost on a secluded, tropical island (which might actually be a wise decision these days), you are aware that the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has been leaked. Many will write about the massive step backwards in women’s rights this signifies and I wholeheartedly…

Poor, selfish, egomaniacal leaders can lead people astray far too easily. It’s true. They have a bully pulpit, often have oratory skills and can be incredibly manipulative. I get it; especially when you add in the manipulative power of the media, twisting things out of context, omitting important details and…