Trump-Speak v. Candidate-Speak
Donald Trump has clearly taken Political Theater to a new level and the mainstream media not to mention social media…
Category: Political Choices
Could Charleston Have Been Prevented ?
President Obama lamented and vented, not necessarily in that order, the senseless and tragic slaughter of nine innocent people in…
Confronting Complexity In an Increasingly Complicated World
Part of the symptoms associated with being a political junkie, which I am, is an interest which borders on addiction…
How Leadership Will Change The Way Washington Works
Late Breaking News! –– Hilary Rodham Clinton wearing dark glasses stops for a working woman’s lunch (a burrito bowl) at…
A SINGE SUBJECT RULE FOR THE FEDS (An Idea Whose Time Has Come)
As the executive and legislative branches of our federal government approach yet another “crisis” which they created by setting up…
Judge Steven I. Platt’s (Ret.) 5 Step Grand Jury Reform Plan
Two recent grand jury decisions involving the police killings of unarmed black men have sparked protests and demonstrations across the…
Candidate v. Campaign
As the General Election for Governor of the State of Maryland and virtually all of the state and local offices…
Maryland’s Judicial Election System Needs Fixing Now More Than Ever
Once again the visual of Maryland’s judicial elections in several counties and Baltimore City have illustrated the folly of contested…
The Price of Rights
With all that is going on in our state and our nation, indeed the world in the name of “access…
Corruption in an Economy of Influence
Former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell and the former First Lady of Virginia, Maureen McDonnell have now been indicted for accepting…