I am an academic, a member of the U.S. Intelligence Community and have always been interested in politics. Also, I am a resident of Murfreesboro-for several years now. The opinions presented are my own and intended to initiate conversation.
Nullification, tried by John C. Calhoun and South Carolina against President Andrew Jackson and the federal government, and a few times since, is back!
The state of Californi.... Read More
Obamacare: If you listen to the media, the Senate’s failure to pass health care reform legislation represents a failure for the Trump agenda. Actually, progress has been.... Read More
With all due credit to satirist David Limbaugh, this is a good point in which to reflect on the past year in politics and government.
Jan. 20, 2018 marked the one year annive.... Read More
Regardless of which party you identify with, it isn’t really about values. Both sides of the political debate only preach values when it’s convenient for them-clai.... Read More
President Donald J. Trump has announced a national security strategy that could be described as a kind of mercantilist realpolitik.
It advocates neither a liberal democr.... Read More
Two current news items illustrate the shift in U.S. foreign policy strategy from President Obama to Trump and why, contrary to the chicken-little prognostications of so-called.... Read More