Looks like I wrote my last article a bit too soon. In listing the most shocking events of my life I missed one: the storming of the US Capitol. “Storm” is not a verb you get to use very often in American political discourse, but there it was. Insurrection is another one we don’tContinue reading “The US Capitol riot: shocking event number 11”
Category Archives: Politics
Civil War Two?
So I really hate to get political, or rather I hate to give the impression that I may be getting partisan, but I was a little alarmed when I saw Trump’s comments this week on whether he would “commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the election”. I watched it several times toContinue reading “Civil War Two?”
A Proposal for Modest Revolution: A Proportional Electoral College
The electoral college is an unpopular beast. After the 2016 election I had moments of frustration, wondering why we give such disproportionate voting influence to the worst among us. But the problems with the system are not that it helps one party win. Obviously only one half of the partisan divide would think thatContinue reading “A Proposal for Modest Revolution: A Proportional Electoral College”
An Open Question to My Friends
I’m having trouble understanding you all. Back in December, as I cautiously lurked, considering a return to Facebook, I found a flurry of posts about the UK general election. These posts closely mirrored the ones that I remember after both Brexit and the election of Donald Trump; lamentations about the country losing its mind, apologiesContinue reading “An Open Question to My Friends”
The Attractive Nuisance 