Author: rdf

While it is obvious that the votes aren’t presently available to impeach the president this doesn’t mean that hearings and discussions about the subject shouldn’t take place. The public needs to be educated as...

Modern democracy is a very recent development in human history. Most people would place it at the founding of the US. Once the idea was planted, however, it took root and there has been a growth in this form of government since...

The rust belt has been losing population for two decades while the south and southwest have been gaining. The usual reason given is the fact that heavy industry left the region and there were “no jobs”. There is...

 I’ve just come across this outline for a recently published book by a key military strategiest. He is both critical of the current military organization (big toys, and big armies to fight the cold war) and a fan of...

The big “debate” these days is between those who say we should stay the course and those who say we should set a time table for departure. I discuss(dismiss) both options below. Promoted by Steven D, because the...