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Trump's War Psychology

Two weeks after the start of the Iran War, the picture is coming into focus. Why would a president who promised countless times not to start new wars have leapt into this conflict? As always in the age of Trump, it's necessary to separate the president's motives and mindset from the old ways ...

Iran's Most Powerful Weapon

Three weeks into a military engagement in Iran, a war Republicans will not call a war, the American and Israeli militaries have all but wiped out Iran's capacity to make war. We have killed their leadership, the replacement leaders and militia members on the ground. We have destroyed their ...

The gender gap on Iran

There's a reason the Good Lord created men and women. So that years later political pollsters could do research on the gender gap. You have heard of this phenomenon that has fascinated everyone as the gap reflects just how different the sexes are especially when it comes to politics which ...

Recall is a democratic process

A recall is a democratic process used to remove an elected official from office before their term expires. Recalls serve as a tool for accountability. The process requires submitting and a petition with specific, factual reasons for the recall for approval by election board and obtaining a designated number of signatures from registered voters in the voting district. Then an election is held for the voters to decide. Elected officials can be recalled when voters are dissatisfied with their performance, often due to actions perceived as violating the oath of office, neglecting ...

On Citizenship

A citizen has various civic responsibilities, including voting, staying informed, and participating in community life. If we were living up to those responsibilities, we likely would not be faced with the current level of societal decline. We air our grievances and complain on social media, yet very few are willing to consider that maybe they, the individual, are part of the problem. Strive to be the solution. Voting is a vehicle for societal change. We’re lucky to see a twenty percent turnout rate in primaries, and not much better in general elections. We have no right to complain ...