A column by Leonard Pitts appeared in the Miami Herald recently entitled,  “The End of Objective Truth.”  (The Week, September 9, 2016, pg. 12.)   His point was that falsehoods repeated over and over again gain an emotional credence that has “wrecked the idea of objective, k

Sometimes I feel like a bat, viewing the world while hanging upside down.  Let’s begin with the small absurdities: that some universities are allowing African-American students to re-segregate, allowing them to choose all black housing so they can avoid, “insensitive remarks.”�

Sometime ago, I wrote about a few local, female politicians who picketed an “old boys’ club” in my community —  a place of privilege where political agendas were set without a public process.  To put an end to this exclusivity, the women decided to shine a light on what

In politics, people want access to their elected officials but when they get it, others are tempted to wonder what goes on behind closed doors.  As a former public servant, I am aware  of the opportunity for distrust.  When I served, everyone wanted to see me, it seemed.  If they

In October 1965, Lyndon Johnson, 36th President of the United States, held a press conference on the White House lawn to assure the public he was fully recovered from gall bladder surgery. I was glad to hear it, but watched, stupefied, as he lifted his shirt to show his scar to the me

Hillary Clinton has been charged by her critics with so many crimes, so many bad decisions and so many shady associations that after 40 years of intense investigations by hostile prosecutors, it’s a wonder she’s allowed to wear pants suits instead of sackcloth and ashes.  The lat

If you believe Donald Trump intended to incite someone from the NRA to shoot Hillary Clinton in his off the cuff comment recently, I have a bridge in Brooklyn I’d like to sell you.  Whatever the man’s flaws, he isn’t stupid enough to publicly engage in a conspiracy to commit mu

What is it going to take to convince voters that a woman can lead this nation?  I’ve heard  complaints about Hillary Clinton’s character, unfounded suspicions that have survived the scrutiny of a hostile Congress for the last 40 years.  I doubt many voters could undergo such sc

Like many people, this election year has left me confused.  Strong man Donald Trump changes his mind the way the rest of us change our socks, but he has been consistent in his view that America is weak. (“The Strongman Trump Wanted,” Excerpted from The Washington Post, July 20, 2

When she accepted the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party,  Hillary Clinton admitted she had every intention of playing the woman’s card during the campaign. That’s code for saying women’s interests in health, safety and child development would be front and center i