The 2020 election makes clear that neither political party will be setting the course for the country. Gridlock remains though Trumpism may sink to the murky depths from which it emerged.  The blue wave, if it exists, is far out to sea despite the far left’s notion that Bernie Sand

The Biden-Trump election is over but feelings remain high.  Donald Trump diehards believe the President’s defeat will be reversed in the courts. Experts disagree. Even members of his family are urging Trump to concede.  Even so, some of my Facebook friends continue to lay out argu

Like many of my friends, the days following the 2020 election left me in a stupor. Biden’s victory was convincing, but not sweeping.  It shook my belief that Donald Trump was an aberration, a stumble as the nation struggles to find its way in a world of everchanging technology, thr

Recently, the Washington Post Editorial Board made a final appeal to voters who remained undecided about the November 3, 2020, presidential election. To reelect Donald Trump would continue to erode our democracy in the way he has done during his first four years, they said. “This is

If  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas adheres to his belief in originalism, meaning the  U. S. Constitution must be interpreted according to the intentions of the founding fathers, then to be consistent, he should resign from his high office. At the time the document was signed,

While it’s not cool to judge a woman by her outward appearance, there was a time when a First Lady’s wardrobe could claim as much media attention as a presidential executive order. First Ladies tended to wear outfits by  American designers and three of the most recent of them ful

People sometimes mistake cunning for intelligence. The attributes aren’t related.  Cunning comes from the gut, an animal instinct that assesses danger or opportunity and is necessary for survival.  A cat, hiding in the grass, its eyes fixed upon a birdbath is a visual expression o

I picked myself up off the floor after the first Trump-Biden presidential debate and asked myself what I’d witnessed.  A debate, it wasn’t.  A debate is an exchange of differing ideas argued between adults.  It has rules and procedures which allow each side to make its case. Wh

The Democrats in Congress are proposing several bills to curb presidential powers and to strengthen the system of checks and balances the Constitution provides. The changes offer increased protection for whistleblowers and agency watchdogs, prohibits a president from receiving payment

What a year 2020 is turning out to be.  A pandemic, the upcoming elections, and the untimely death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg are vying for top spots in the headlines. Given the cacophony, it’s little wonder few have noticed another woman has cracked a glass ceili