I awoke one morning last week thinking that everything was going to be OK, but then I remembered that “The Arrival” was just a movie I’d seen the night before. Wishing it hadn’t been, nonetheless, it seems we’re on our own on Planet Trump, er, Putin. As the major powers […]

Deplorably wanting throughout the presidential campaign, the major national media have behaved no better since the election. They’ve become pliant, and abject failures in their duty to the American people and democracy itself, in an array of ways. First is their Pavlovian response to Trump’s transparent “dog whistle” technique. It […]

It’s fascinating to witness the different ways that people react to a genuine shock to the system. The wide array of reactions to the surprise election of Donald Trump for president of the U.S. last week has fully run the gamut of emotionally-laden responses cloaked as reason. There were adamant […]

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in Tuesday’s national presidential election, the second time since 2000 the Democrat did this but lost the election because of the archaic particularities of the Electoral College system. But instead of sinking into despair, those who supported Clinton for all the right reasons need […]

The latest intervention against the campaign of Hillary Clinton for President has borne a particularly troubling and sickening tone. After all the evidence of direct Russian meddling against the campaign, as acknowledged by 17 different U.S. intelligence agencies, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has weighed in with its own […]

Last Wednesday I had what may turn out to be a glimpse of mankind’s future in, of all places, New Jersey. Keep in mind that New Jersey was where Edison invented the light bulb, so the state has a track record of earth-shaking innovation. The venue was the most recent […]

Virginia’s 8th congressional district is home to over 50,000 veterans and active duty service men and women. I am proud to represent a district with such a strong ethic of service. As the son of a 92-year-old Korean War veteran, I am deeply committed to caring for those who sacrifice […]

Although the polls are currently indicating a solid victory for Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election, and a major improvement of her party’s representation in Congress, there’s no doubt that no matter the outcome, the nation will remain steeped in the tawdry election’s aftermath for who knows […]

There are an abundance of tell-tale signs, but almost no one is putting them all together to draw the conclusion that what we’re seeing in this presidential election cycle is a coup in progress against the American democracy. Many, including the media, are distracted by the election process. They think […]

There is a profound irony but truth in the thought that as horribly degraded as Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has become, it could wind up having a beneficial effect on American culture. That is, if a sufficient effort is made by good people to take advantage of this unique “teaching […]