(Because of the events of last week, I feel this blog bears repeating.) Few would argue against the notion that under Donald Trump’s Presidency, American democracy has been tested at all levels of government.  How far that testing has gone is a cause for concern for many. Recently,

Donald Trump’s Reign of Error has left some positive residue. It got people to vote in large numbers, and it also got them to consider the meaning of “checks and balances” with reference to the U. S. Constitution. Congress, particularly the Senate, hasn’t provided much of a ci

A firehose isn’t the province of firefighters anymore.  A firehose is the gush of information people provide via the internet, particularly on social media like Twitter and Facebook.  Twitter makes a bonanza by selling access to its firehose to interested companies.  Recent repor