My background for this observation is 30+ years with China, the Far East, including the last days of the Soviet Union in both Russia and Ukraine in 1991-1992 and finally the mostly Balkans through 2009. This is a book I’ll never get to write; too…
Category: 2020 election
Will Either Party Survive 2020?
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…
“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…



