Forget morality, philosophy and the Democrats for a minute. Focus on politics and, more specifically, how it works behind closed doors. Politically, Trump might not be president for long – or at all. Donald Trump remains a wild card, but it’s unlikely he’ll play nice with his fellow Republicans in the House and Senate. If […]
Read More →People who hate Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders (or both) can take a small bit of comfort in the story behind their ascension: Politics in America is changing. At its core, politics is the art of manipulation. An unruly crowd of rightwing or leftwing voters needs corralled into voting booths and enticed to flip the […]
Read More →Maybe it’s not all middle-class discontent, a desire for outside-the-beltway candidates or angry Americans. Maybe the core reason Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump enjoy a surprising number of followers is something far simpler: Maybe it’s television shows. In 1939, Jimmy Stewart played a U.S. Senator in a movie, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” and Americans […]
Read More →Politicians love to find an issue that can rile the crowd – salesmen selling themselves. In a parody best performed rather than typed, here’s a song from The Music Man adapted to the political arena. It picks on Donald Trump – no apologies there – but it applies to almost any politician who relies heavily […]
Read More →Trump versus Cruz, Clinton versus Sanders, Democrats versus Republicans, pro-anything versus anti-the-same-thing. Americans focus too much on wounds and not enough on diseases. On some level, most people know that. Regardless of political stance, the man/woman in office should have: Intelligence. An IQ test should not be a presidential mandate, but he/she should have enough […]
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