Tag: Third Party

Political mayhem is ripping apart this country. Malicious marauders are threatening our lifestyles. And now, on top of everything else, come the damn mosquitos intruding on usually pleasurable activities such as taking a stroll. Last weekend, I found myself full of angst over the latest political upheaval related to the former president’s actions, reactions, and [...]

I’ve stated this often. I feel both parties are entrenched in corruption and zero-sum gain thinking. Evidently, Colorado state Sen. Kevin Priola has come to a similar conclusion. He’s switched parties, citing dissatisfaction with continuing Republican election denier claims and support of the previous President's tripe. Notes thehill.com: “Colorado state Sen. Kevin Priola announced on Monday [...]

Current coverage over recent party shots of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin prompts the following question: Who would you rather have making important decisions at any point in time—a government leader enjoying some stress relief at one point in time or renowned teetotaler Donald Trump whose decision-making was questionable any time day or night? Boris [...]

‘Fake news’ has led to widespread brainwashing, aka ‘hogwashing’ Donald Trump’s behaviors, aspirations, activities, and utterances too often evoke comparisons to Hitler. And, in the day, a la present-day Fox News and other right-wing media, certain publishers fawned and fussed over Hitler. A sizeable portion of the American population continues to support Trump. As Hitler [...]

Despite deceptive Republican efforts, Kansans resoundingly reject efforts to further restrict, ban abortions Progressive roots shone brightly in Kansas voters’ resounding rejection of an anti-abortion effort to severely restrict and likely ultimately ban all abortions in the state. While Kansas is currently considered a “deep red” state, a history of progressive philosophy and practices came [...]

Op-eds in the New York Times and Washington Post saying that the new Forward party is doomed to fail recite the same tired arguments about the futility of third parties in the United States. Following the line of thinking espoused by columnists Jamelle Bouie (“Why Andrew Yang’s New Third Party Is Bound to Fail”) and [...]