Two Months Out by Al Sikes
August 26, 2026 No Comments
When did President Trump turn against America? It seems to me this question goes to the heart of where we are as Americans weigh a
When did President Trump turn against America? It seems to me this question goes to the heart of where we are as Americans weigh a
An offspring of war is more debt. Rearmament is expensive. Yet today distraction is also useful—how can we worry about finances when war and peace
Party platforms are worthless—obsolete. What at one point framed at least policy guideposts is a relic. We are now surrounded by declarations and performers. Could
In what would be perceived as a heretical act, Senator John Thune should attempt to save the Trump Presidency. The President needs pushback from people
“Kings, and Persons of Sovereign authority, because of their Independency, are in continual jealousies… having their weapons pointing, and their eyes fixed on one another.”
Who knew? There is still a Blue Dog Caucus in the Democratic Party, even as New Yorkers elect a socialist as Mayor of America’s largest
It would be difficult to pinpoint the moment when a banned substance—marijuana—became “recreational”. Right along there with swimming and jogging. Kudos to the marketing wizards.
What comes next? America’s military might confronts a really bad guy and won. America has proven over and over that we are really good at
Each year I have written a Christmas reflection; this year it is somebody else’s turn. Mary Oliver by name. But first, a brief prelude. Sometimes
“Defining Deviancy Down” is a 1993 essay by sociologist and then U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Its core idea is “societies survive disorder by redefining