Nov 19, 2024
We would be back to ad hoc bipartisan coalitions, a newly functional House, and more active participation in legislation by all members of the House, not just the party leaders.
Nov 13, 2024
Voting should be an "inalienable" right in two senses: that we cannot give or sell our vote to someone else, and that government cannot deprive us of that right for any reason.
Nov 4, 2024
Unlike 1787, a new convention would be under immense pressure from organized interest groups, and not only by domestic groups.
Oct 29, 2024
Donald Trump claims that deporting millions of undocumented aliens would reduce the housing shortage. But images of hapless families packed into cattle cars look more like Stalinist Russia than the America I want to live in.
Oct 21, 2024
No one would board an airliner whose pilot had no previous flying experience. We wouldn't consult a "doctor" who had never attended medical school and had no experience treating physical or mental illnesses.
Oct 15, 2024
The possibility of telephone or computer visits with a doctor did not require anybody to use them, and I have always gone in person. But I was happy that virtual visits were an option. My wife has found telemedicine incredibly valuable.
Oct 4, 2024
The Supreme Court, unfortunately, also has proved vulnerable to being gamed by special economic interests seeking to weaken the federal government and reverse much of American progress sine the Civil War.
Sep 30, 2024
Many Americans hesitate to buy electric cars (EVs) because of range anxiety , the fear they'll run out of electricity on the road. Even when they can find charging stations, people worry that recharging will take much longer than the minutes needed to fill a gas tank.