Those of us who marvel at the extent to which our political life has become polarized need only harken back a few thousand years to the ancient school of Yin-Yang…
The Roots of American Autocracy
Why is it that so many otherwise normal people—the neighbors you and I meet every day mowing their lawns, shopping in the grocery store, driving on our country roads and…
No More Liberal Versus Conservative
Spirited Reasoners have learned a great deal over the last six years. Perhaps too much. For example, we have learned that the true political battle in the United States no…
Midterm Update
As we approach this year’s midterm elections, absolutely nothing is clear. Could the Democrats hold both houses of Congress? Yes. Could the Republicans regain control of one or both houses…
Moderate Strategies to Election Victory
As partisanship has taken over our national political discourse, it’s easy to wonder whether a moderate has any chance at victory anymore. The problem, it seems, is that the Democratic…
Fun and Games with Classified Documents
The front page of today’s New York Times reads as follows: “U.S. Feared Trump Files Put Spies At Risk.” See, https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/1563532783947247623/photo/1 That headline heightens the topic of conversation among Spirited…
The Pied Piper of Mar-a-Lago
This past week, Spirited Reasoners learned about a search by the FBI of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. As has been the case with so many aspects of the…
Thirsting After Righteousness
Most Spirited Reasoners have heard of the Sermon on the Mount, which includes a series of sayings known as The Beatitudes. Each Beatitude begins with the phrase “Blessed are [a…
The Courage of Nancy Pelosi
Spirited Reasoners know that the person who occupies the position of Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives is third in line to the Presidency. That fact made Speaker…
Manchin-Schumer: The Strange Timing
Yesterday, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer announced that he had reached an agreement with Senator Joe Manchin on a downscaled version of President Biden’s “Build-Back-Better” initiative. The new measure, referred…