Month: April 2016

The Republican National Convention in Cleveland is going to be a hot mess no matter what happens. In a way, the cleanest outcome would be if Trump just waltzed in there with the requisite delegates to accept his coronation....

I live in a suburb near a nice public golf course that sits next to a quarry. The golf course is going under. Not enough people willing to pay the cost for a round of golf anymore. The quarry on the other hand, is doing good...

The unexpected increase in premature deaths in the white community over the last couple of decades is an increasingly hot topic, and every time it comes up, people note that white people (even working class rural white...

There was a time when I was proud of Obama for being so sensible about Libya, but that was before Secretary Clinton prevailed on him to intervene and led him into what he now acknowledges was the biggest mistake of this...

I’ve never understood the appeal of Paul Ryan, but he does seem like the only person approximating a unifying leader of the Republican Party. I wish I had a better overall feel for the kind of people who are getting...