Religious Extremism and U.S. Politics: Often an Ominous Pairing

Religious extremism, as practiced by those professing to emulate the credos of any one of the three faiths that claim kinship to the Prophet Abraham, those being Christianity, Judaism and Islam, has always been...

My Interview with Religious Right Founder's Son, Frank Schaeffer

New York Times best selling author Frank Schaeffer is the son of the late Francis A. Schaeffer, considered to be the father of the Religious Right movement. He has written of his life and experiences,...

Tea Party Movement May Be An Image Problem for Religious Right

The Religious Right, said to be long known for playing to racial resentment, held a conference, the Values Voter Summit, sponsored by the Family Research Council in Washington D.C. and, according...

Republican Congressman: A 'Monkey Problem' Anecdote Told in DC

Republican Congressman Roy Blunt of Missouri, appearing before of crowd of about 2,000 in Washington, D.C., after being introduced by Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council as " .... the...

Exposing the "Obama is Overexposed" Ploy

Before the U.S. presidential election on November 4, 2008, it had been suggested candidate Barack Obama may have been overexposed. Ever since President Barack Obama took office, there has...

The Scourge Persists

Taking his readers on a stroll down Memory Lane, making note of past history and incidents that tend to support his belief that the recent furor, disbelief and denial of racism, caused by former President Jimmy...

The Favor Jimmy Carter Did Us All

Making note of the delicate nature of any discussion of race in America, while dismissing those critics that tend to cry out that stating there are those who do oppose President Obama and his...

Why There is Danger in Ignoring Racism in America

On a cold, winter morning in February 2007, in Springfield, Illinois, in the land of Abraham Lincoln, then Senator Barack Hussein Obama Jr. announced his intent to run for the office of President of the United...

Camille Paglia's Latest: Too Late for Obama to Turn It Around?

Some gems from Camille Paglia's latest Salon.com essay, which I have summarized and added numbers to the points:"Too late for Obama to turn it around?By Camille PagliaSep. 09, 2009 1) Dissident Democrats found...

Japanese Election: Opposition wins Landslide

After 54 years of conservative rule, it appears that Japan's opposition party, the left of centre, Democratic Party of Japan has won a landslide victory. The Liberal Democrats have ruled for all but 11 months...

Quote of the day ; but Democratic Party stubborn as a mule

From Huffington Post's Thomas Frank,  on  8/27/09:  "What is at stake in the debate over health care is more than the mere crafting of policy. The issue is now the identity of the Democratic...

How Can Health Care Reform Equal a Loss of Liberty and Freedom?

An intriguing question arose at the comment thread of my article, This Shouldn't Happen in America, here at NowPublic, regarding the current volatile discussion/debate raging over health care reform. The...

This Shouldn't Happen in America

Barring the possibility of self imposed myopia or blindness, determining that the health care system in the U.S. is not serving the needs of all of its citizens only requires waiting in doctors' offices or...

Politics in the USA and Canada, is it politics or Movements?

As a neutral observer and political junkie, I have made some observations and analysis that I would like to present here as food for thought.  I am trying to be objective in this analysis, although I realize...

Robert McNamara: Former Defense Secretary dies at 93

Former Defence Secretary Robert S. McNamara has died in his sleep at 93. McNamara is widely known as the architect of the Vietnam war.  He was President of the Ford Motor Company when he was appointed...