A curtain rises halfway, and descends with a thud
Twenty minutes elapsed in Donald Trump’s acceptance speech when his worst instincts took charge…his tired litany of complaints, namecalling and accusations are dead dogs that will not bark. Now, several weeks later, the shuffler-in-chief is an irrelevant observer of the 2024 campaign. With Willy Brown’s ex-squeeze having ascended to nominee, one might have expected Mr… read more →
Take your seats — the curtain rises
Election 2024 — The final Trump act — Redemption or Perdition? Can a single bullet fired by a 20-year-old malcontent in rural Pennsylvania change the course of history?…of the fortunes of the Free World? …of one Donald J. Trump? When the man takes to the stage on the evening of July 18 all the world.. read more →
Rx for the USA: More Indiana…REALLY!!
How in the world did this nation arrive at the point that a rather vanilla state – an island of bland tranquility residing in the middle of chaotic Great Lakes states – could be the model to remedy our national malaise? The PolicySmith offers the following for consideration. Tumult is not Indiana – it has none.. read more →
A Pandemic of Hustlers…
After a year and a half of silence, the PolicySmith welcomes you. If you’ve visited previously, welcome back. If this is your first time, thanks for your interest. In previous posts we’ve examined issues ranging from government overreach, to the role of energy in our society and even the joys of ice cream and the.. read more →
Two Kinds of People – One Digs the Ditch, the Other…
The standard joke posits that there are two kinds of people – those who believe there are two kinds of people and those who don’t. In today’s politically charged environment almost any issue will have two kinds of people – two willful camps squaring off… Liberal / Conservative Climate change panicked / climate change ambivalent.. read more →