INDIVIDUALISM AND OPPORTUNITY
The mantra of the United States has always been “The land of individualism and opportunity; opportunities abound if you are willing to work hard, and …
GUN CONTROL NUMBERS
Gun control numbers tell it all. When the world looks at the United States, it sees a land of exceptions: a time-tested if fragile and …
SOCIALLY BANKRUPT
Socially bankrupt would be a reasonable description of the U.S.’s stand on gun control. A report in the Huffington Post reported that a school district …
THE US ELECTORAL COUNT ACT
Proposed amendments to the US Electoral Count Act could be the way forward in eliminating the US Electoral College. I have written several blogs …
A VICTIM OF ITS OWN CREATION
The United States is a victim of its own creation. That may sound a little strange until you analyze how the country came into being, …
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
I had an interesting conversation with a close friend recently about American Democracy, which resulted in a shift in my understanding. I have always thought, …
DEMOCRACY AND RESPONSIBILITY
The implicit link between democracy and responsibility is something that has been bothering me for some time. The chaos of the current political scene in …
A MISSED OPPORTUNITY
Watching the run-up to the US mid-term elections, I realized we have witnessed a missed opportunity. In fact, we have missed this opportunity for many …
US POLITICAL DEBATE
The other night I watched part of a US political debate between two candidates for a U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania. I have rarely, if …
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
I have called this blog “The Myth of American Democracy” because, although history suggests that the Founding Fathers intended to create a democracy, the subsequent …