I never thought that the Democrats would win Georgia this year. I remain as stunned as people elsewhere by the possibility of Biden winning Georgia. Win or lose, it appears the state might be tilting toward the Democrats. The two outstanding Senate contests seem to confirm this. My shock harkens back to my experience here…

I’ve been hoping to write these words for months now as the campaign and election unfolded. Apparently the tortuous and embarrassing presidency of Donald Trump is over. There is much to do, of course, but starting in January, there can be a new beginning for all Americans. The pundits have already begun writing what the…

This morning the news was not heartening. I really thought that overnight there would be a change in the vote with another state or two tallied up. Instead, the votes had narrowed, and there was stalemate. More disheartening was the undeniable fact that the state of politics in this country has not been helped by…

This morning I lingered in bed longer than usual knowing that when I retired last evening the stars were not aligning for the Democrats. When I did emerge this morning, however, I was welcomed by a beautiful fall morning accented by bright sunlight streaming through the trees. I will take that as a good omen…

Almost everyone has noted that this election is an extraordinary one. On that, at least, we agree. The truth is that there are two elections taking place tomorrow, November 3, 2020. One is the usual contest between real conservatives and liberals about the nature of the government, whether it should play a larger or smaller…

The current controversy over voting is embarrassing and frightening: embarrassing because we were brought up thinking voting was only a problem in other countries, and  frightening because there appears to be real and concerted efforts to suppress the vote in the 2020 election. For these reasons President Carter and international groups have supervised election results…

I had occasion to drive down to north Atlanta yesterday and on my way back I was rather surprised and somewhat shaken to see campaign signs for a Republican candidate featuring a prominent image of an AK47. Somehow, apparently, this image was supposed to make him more attractive to potential voters. What does this mean?…

I spent almost twenty years traveling in Latin America during the 80s and 90s, principally in Venezuela, Mexico, and Central America. It was an exciting experience that has left me with many wonderful memories and lots of friends with whom I continue to correspond to this day. To say that I am simpatico with Latinos…

The fall season has always been the best for me – my favorite. The weather cools, the leaves change and blanket the yard, and the aromatic smells help ease us into winter. For almost a decade I enjoyed two fall seasons, first paddling in northern Minnesota and Ontario and then returning to Georgia for an…

Recently, rather surprisingly, on the Morning Joe show on MSNBC, I caught a wonderful discussion that for me provided real insight into what has happened with our politics. I say “surprisingly” because both MSNBC and its morning show are normally bastions of liberalism. That particular morning the “talking heads” featured conservative Rod Dreher and his…