08. November 2016

Political columnist, David Brooks, in a column in the New York Times on November 8, 2016 (http://nyti.ms/2fXfPI9) argues for a new third-party to bridge the divisiveness between the existing major parties, Democrats and Republicans. We have heard this so many times before. Given the structural impediments and the practical problems with forming any new major political party this is a worthless proposal. Working within the concepts of an 18th-Century political system with 18th-Century political...

06. November 2016

So-called "pirate" parties have sprouted up in nearly every developed nation in the world. These parties are looking for a more inclusive and transparent government, a balance between the interests of the elite group and everyone else, and implicitly, some respect for the status and contributions of being a so-called "little person." These parties have a great deal in common with the American "Tea Party," the Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump supporters, and populists all over the world who feel...

27. October 2016

Except for those millions of Americans who are so sickened and disillusioned with the present political system, nearly everyone else is paying literal attention to the 2016 electoral process, voting projections, party alignments, and the antics of Mr. Trump. Many of these people believe that their lives will change for the better if one or the other of the major party candidates wins. Ha! Sadly, all this literalness towards this election and our 18th-Century governance principles and...