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My previous two posts in this space presented a hypothesis that American politics may be on the brink of forfeiting its allegiance to the two-party system, that the havoc Donald Trump has visited upon the Republican Party might soon have a spill-over… more »

Last month in this space, I discussed the potential implosion of the Republican Party as a result of Donald Trump becoming its presumptive nominee for President and pondered possible consequences. My hypothesis is that the fracturing of the GOP may… more »

The hand-wringing over the impending demise of the Republican Party as we know it seems ubiquitous these days. Just as an ice pick breaks a block of ice into smaller chunks, the success of Donald J. Trump’s campaign for the Republican Presidential… more »

I once flippantly remarked that proponents of the death penalty should advocate for more wide-spread use of capital punishment. I specifically referenced white collar criminals such as the Enron gangsters and influence-peddling politicians. After all,… more »

This week, Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi laid out the road map that may lead to a Donald Trump Presidency. His basic argument is that “we let our electoral process devolve into something so fake and dysfunctional that any half-bright con man with the… more »

Now that Ted Cruz has won the Iowa caucuses, the “I-told-you-so’s” about the questionable nature of Donald Trump’s campaign are flooding the media. And, we are told, Marco Rubio’s close third-place finish represents the resurrection of the GOP… more »