The Orlando Sentinel occasionally publishes my comments on its opinion page as a letter to the editor. Today, for the second time, I received an anonymous letter via snail mail disagreeing. The “disagreeing” is fine. The “I know where you live” part not so much. It isn’t hard to find me: The Orlando Sentinel publishes […]
Read More →Americans – including 80% of those who support Donald J. Trump – will consider his tariff moves a failure before the end of 2025 if they remain unchanged. Democrats generally hate Trump; for Republicans it will be disappointment. Why? Over the past 60 years, average wages have gone down, but so has the price of […]
Read More →I’m tired of being angry. Democrats blast Americans who “elected crazy Donald Trump,” and Republicans blast liberals who “ruined the economy under Joe Biden.” I’m a Democrat because my top issue is human rights – the freedom for everyone to be who they are and live without fear, which includes some groups I don’t particularly […]
Read More →Originally appeared in The Orlando Sentinel, Jan. 8, 2019. Dr. Freud: Come in, come in, Mr. and Mrs. Party. Marriage counseling is a significant step. I hope I can help. Rep: It’s nice to meet you Dr. Freud. My name is Republican, but my friends call me Rep, and this is my wife, Democrat. Demi: […]
Read More →Originally appeared in The Orlando Sentinel, June 26, 2017, with a headline that sounded a tad more pro-Trump. A lot of people support Donald Trump, and here’s what liberals don’t get: Many, many people’s lives – largely but not exclusively in rural areas – have deteriorated over the past 20 years. In every political campaign, […]
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