Long before Donald Trump emerged, in 2013 I asked if the original Republican brand would survive where the GOP seemed to be going. That question has been answered. Happily at this juncture it no longer matters if the “corporate” Grand…
Author: vassar
“Crook” or “Liar”, Which Matters More to Voters?
The game here is to define the Democratic candidates with a single word, then sell that word to the approximately 30% of voters who still might be swayed. I’ll only discuss two right now, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren—first because…
Spoiled Little Parents, and Their Chil’rens
(From a book written in 1947 describing children of privilege when there were far fewer of them; a description of French children of plantation owners around 1800 in the Caribbean: “There isn’t one who hasn’t the temper of the devil,…