What’s in an election?

November 5 approaches. Everyone knows this date – the marker for our nation to decide between Harris and Trump. In reality, we may not know the results of the vote for days or weeks after that, but the importance of the day is seared into our minds.  Still, I am concerned that our focus on…

Likely enough?

The usual is usual because it usually happens. We think we know exactly what is going to occur, because what we suppose is what most often comes to pass.  But in a moment, everything can change. We learn this lesson again and again in life. A new job we didn’t think we would earn. Dramatic…

Debates and distractions

The US presidential election process is deeply flawed. It is based more on cults of personality than substantial policies. It is infected by financing from whomever has the deepest pockets. It is about sound bites and publicity rather than policy. Presidential debates exemplify these flaws in the best of times. In the days of Biden…