The Next Major Party Won’t be a Trump Production
by Thomas L. Knapp Eight days ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Gallup reported that “[a] majority of Americans, 57%, say there is a need for a third, major political party. The poll results aren’t an artifact of Donald Trump’s presidency: “These views have been consistent since 2013.” Easier said than done, though. […]
Political Parties: Inevitable and Ugly, But Not Entirely Useless
By Thomas L. Knapp George Washington, America’s first president, devoted part of his 1796 farewell address to warning against “[t]he alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension.” He feared perpetual war for power between political parties both as “a frightful despotism” in and […]
Democrats and the Long Game
By Robert Ringer Most pundits believe that when every Democratic candidate raised his/her hand when asked if they would support healthcare for illegal immigrants, it was the death knell for the Dirty Dems’ chances in 2020. And they’re probably right. Even so, from what we’ve witnessed to date, there are certain to be […]
Election 2016: Busted Ain’t Such a Bad Thing
by Thomas L. Knapp . Let me alert you to three facts: .. Fact #1: Donald Trump has a ceiling of support among Republican primary voters. . Fact #2: While it’s hard to tell exactly how high that ceiling is, it’s almost certainly short of an absolute majority in any state. . Fact #3: The […]
Spoiled Rotten: Who Owns Your Vote?
, . By Thomas L. Knapp There’s a word that sets my teeth on edge, bubbling up among the commentariat every other year as election campaigns heat up. In this cycle I’m starting to hear it earlier than usual, mainly because prominent candidates — first Donald Trump, now Jim Webb — are rumored to […]
“Why (gasp!), Bernie Sanders is a SOCIALIST!”
By Butler Shaffer August 21, 2015 Yes, and so are all the other presidential candidates; and all the other politicians; and all political parties; and all political systems! Throughout human history, and regardless of the label under which any have operated, every political system has been premised on the arrogated authority to preempt decision making over the […]
