By Michael P. Riccards The American Founding Fathers were extremely concerned about the uses and abuses of power. They gave the nation a system of divisions of powers, and its intention was to checkmate sudden change or grabs for territory… Read More ›
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Voter ignorance makes the media cover elections as entertainment
By Michael P. Riccards We have spent a small fortune on examining whether the Russian government in 2016 has tried to influence the presidential election. Of course they did, and the U.S. government has tried to influence abroad since World… Read More ›
The talented journalists at the NYT should give us more than anti-Trump venom
By Michael P. Riccards Sometime ago, the New York Times sent a glossy brochure to its loyal subscribers which was a remarkable and expensive defense of how the newspaper comprises its editions and the various department that it uses. It… Read More ›
It makes little sense to impeach the president
By Michael P. Riccards The impeachment clause in the Constitution is in the document for rare and stark misconduct and treason. When the Jeffersonians started to use that clause to clean out the Federalist judiciary, the legislative branch finally balked…. Read More ›
Just shake my hand, please
By Michael P. Riccards With the new legions of Democrats. we are being overwhelmed with candidates for president of the United States. Last time I wrote about the senior statesmen of the party, Vice President Joseph Biden, and suggested he… Read More ›
Joe Biden: Everybody’s drinking buddy, but no one’s favorite commander-in-chief
By Michael P. Riccards As the Democrats are all revved up to defeat Trump in 2020, they are realizing the old truism – you cannot beat someone with no one. Increasingly the name of Joe Biden, age 75, is coming… Read More ›