Half-way into the first decade of the 21st century, elections were scheduled in three major nations: the US, the UK and Australia. Reading about these in the media, I was struck by the repeated ...

I’m old enough to remember when candidates for governmental positions had to earn their party’s endorsement. They had to have positions on key issues and explain their rationale. No more! We have one ...

It’s ironic how election season exposes those who actually hate “self-governance.” These are politicians who constantly spout the now-known “seven common propaganda devices.” “Now known” because ...

Sun Tzu, the first Republican? Back in the 6th Century B.C., renowned Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu wrote in his seminal treatise The Art of War that all warfare is based on deception. One might ...

Seventy-seven percent of Americans polled by Gallup in the first week of August believe the U.S. economy is getting worse. According to Gallup, Americans have not been this pessimistic about the ...