Systemic Racism Has Got to Go
There's a debate in the U.S. as to whether systemic racism exists in the country. Some red states want to legislate the term away, to deny its existence. But is that going to be possible or even desirable?
The Cult of Coal
Coal has long occupied a special place in the economy of West Virginia, a place that today's energy market is fast relegating to history.. However, coal still carries a lot of political weight in the state, wielded mainly by Republicans. If that weight isn't lifted, it will stall the progress communities across the state need to make to recover from the dirt, mess, disease, environmental destruction and poverty coal mining has left in its wake.
For the Many, Not for the Few
This article is an endorsement of the 2020 Democratic candidate for Congress, Cathy Kunkel. Kunkel lost the election to Alex Mooney. The phrase "For the many, not for the few" was Kunkel's campaign slogan, an appeal to voters to consider Mooney's overwhelming support from out-of-state money as evidence that his interests were not those of the people.
My Hero and Me
Some speculations about whether Trumps character flaws extend to his voters too. If and when the light dawns will his voters experience any remorse or will they rationalize their veneration of him somehow?
The Left, the Right and the Center
We're a politically polarized country and, with the exception of a relatively small number of centrists, people align themselves with the political left or the political right. This article plants itself squarely on the left and presents that side of the issue. Feel free to disagree.
A More Perfect Union
The More Perfect Union we're promised in the Constitution is a work in progress. It's been on-going for more than two centuries and we're still not done yet. Making some progress maybe, but it's like two steps forward, one step back. This is the argument for progressive thinking in government and society.