by Ron Barak | May 3, 2016
According to a recent editorial in The Washington Post, when Virginia rewrote its constitution in 1902 and banned felons from voting, that ban was motivated by racists who wanted to help assure white supremacy and eliminate “darkies” as a political factor in Virginia....
by Ron Barak | Mar 22, 2016
What are those to do who feel (certainly not irrationally) that neither Trump nor Clinton are qualified to be President of one their local homeowners’ associations (don’t they each belong to many?), let alone the United States of America? The idea of creating an...
by Ron Barak | Mar 15, 2016
“Stupid is as stupid does.” – Forrest Gump, Alabama, July, 1994 Or how to make one a martyr in no time at all. So, what’s a sure fire remedy to increase Trump’s chances of winning Florida or Ohio today, if not North Carolina, Illinois and/or Missouri as well (and...
by Ron Barak | Mar 8, 2016
Is it just me, or do you feel a . . . draft . . . coming on?Preview You do recall, sometime ago, that I began talking about dark horses and white knights? You remember. I said I had to mention it two ways to be sure I was PC—politically correct. Doesn’t ring any...
by Ron Barak | Feb 16, 2016
Believe you me, this is going to be one locked grid. And indeed, shouldn’t it be? Whether you’re a liberal or a conservative, the Supreme Court has just lost one of its all-time stalwarts (some might say bulwarks), singularly devoted to the Court and to the...
by Ron Barak | Jan 26, 2016
Who will carry the day, those presidential candidates who smoothly rely on—and parrot—their speechwriters and pollsters or those who are more natural and spontaneous, down to earth, funny, able to laugh at themselves, and political convention, able to share their...
