Donald Trump’s impending ego trip to Mount Rushmore reminds us of the angst over blasting white faces into the Black Hills: “Mount Rushmore is a…
Tag: democracy
House Education takes up a problematic bill from Representative Doug Post (R-7/Volga). House Bill 1177 would move school board elections from taking place each year during…
For refreshing reminder of why we really want more people to seek higher education, let’s turn to the President’s Commission on Higher Education—President Harry S…
Donald Trump is putting his usual mindless exclamation points on the “phase one” agreement to delay more U.S. tariffs against Chinese goods in return for…
Last Friday, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted an image with the statement, “Fight for Freedom: Stand with Hong Kong.” In response, Chinese businesses…
America isn’t just a nation; it is an argument. The American Argument starts with the axiom, “All men are created equal.” The argument proceeds through…
The Black Hills Pioneer notes that the Bureau of Reclamation recently decided to close the Belle Fourche Reservoir to off-road vehicles. BHP’s editors get the…
It looks like I’ll see the Attorney General’s people in court again this year. In the “Report of Rule 26(f) Meeting” filed last week in…
I base my People Power Petition drive, my blogging, and all of my political activity on the axiom that we all have equal human dignity…
University of California–Irvine Professor of political science and psychology Shawn Rosenberg says I’m wasting my time trying to save democracy. According to Professor Rosenberg, the…