United States Of America
Politics

Wingnuts
In the early 1960s, William Safire and other journalists began calling those on the political fringe ‘WingNuts.’ Wingnuts are actual nuts and bolts that

Looking back at Watergate
My ballot arrived yesterday and I discovered I’m being asked to make 37 separate decisions, some quite complex. Really? 37? I can go a

Tariffs
This Snippet was sent several months ago. These past weeks the President has imposed significant duties across the globe. Warren Buffet calls tariffs an

Presidential Inaugurations
In our democracy Presidential Inaugurations are a special day of hope and renewal. For more than two hundred years they have represented a peaceful

Presidential Elections
Winning the Popular Vote…Losing the Election From America’s beginning our country has had to function with conflicting points of view. Our founding fathers faced

Elon Musk
The wealthiest! The most despised! The most influential! The most innovative! Choose your superlative! Elon Musk may well be all of them. Today, this

Branches Of Government
No one is alive who can recall those long years ago, when Tom, John, Ben and the rest of the boys were sitting around,

Big “Pharma”
The term “Big Pharma” frequently evokes negative imagery…giant corporations prioritizing profits over patient welfare. While there may be some truth to the criticism, the