Growing up we loved Ray Charles. His songs had wide appeal and were singable. I loved his star turn in the Blues Brothers movie. His first hit was…

In case last week was a bit of a blur, here is a log of the week after the election.Wednesday, November 4: There’s an old Clint Eastwood movie named The…

I talked to my favorite Republican and Democrat last week about next week’s election. Here’s what they said.Both think Judy Baker will almost, but not…

In my stubborn and almost certainly quixotic quest to understand President Trump and especially his most ardent followers, I locate others trying to do…

You may have heard of the Electoral College. If certain unlikely but theoretically possible election scenarios play out on November 3, then in the near…

Every Saturday the St. Louis Post Dispatch does what they call “Short Takes” instead of a lengthy editorial. This week’s commentary is short takes.Your…

In a July commentary I gave three of the nine reasons why America has a strong and durable two-party system, and why it is difficult for third parties to…

Last time my two political insiders and I looked at local and state races. Now we’ll look at the national scene. We agree that there are more…

Recently I got together with my two political insiders – one a progressive Democrat, the other a conservative Republican, both highly respected,…

Last time I suggested our two-party system is deeply embedded in our political DNA. In my American political parties class we examine the nine reasons for…