Tag Archives: elections
Unsolicited Post-Election Punditry
The 2024 US election ordeal is over. Now everyone wants to know what happened and why. Every major and minor pundit in the country is weighing in. So why shouldn’t I? After all I have an opinion and a keyboard and that’s all you need to be a pundit, right? Continue reading
Harris Trump Debate 2024
Maybe someday someone will write a book about last night’s presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. I’m not waiting. Here’s my review of the debate. Continue reading
Moore v. Harper: A Win for Sanity and Democracy
Holy crap! A sensible decision from the United States Supreme Court on election law. On June 27, in a case from North Carolina known as Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court ruled that state legislatures do not have unlimited power … Continue reading
Election Reflection: A Narrow Escape
What a relief! Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been elected President and Vice President. Although the last few votes are still being counted in a couple of states, and there will still be some legal challenges, it’s clear they … Continue reading
Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court’s Fifty-Year Battle for a More Unjust America
Supreme Inequality By Adam Cohen Penguin Press, New York, 2020 The Supreme Court is not your ally. The Supreme Court does not protect the weak, the poor, or the downtrodden. The Supreme Court will not save us from Donald Trump. … Continue reading
Book Review: The Presidents Club
The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive FraternityBy Nancy Gibbs and Michael DuffySimon & Schuster, New York, 2012 Zillions of books have been written about individual US presidents and their times in office; biographies, autobiographies, histories, and critiques. The … Continue reading
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