We are not far from the real beginning of the presidential campaign. Yes, we have had a lot of Republicans running for the office and more indicating that they will join the fray. Already, I hear people saying they are tired of the political ads and political discussions. The old saying “you ain’t s...

We are seeing it again! People are behaving in a manner not expected in our “civilized” society. Some people call what happened in Baltimore this week, Ferguson, Missouri two months ago, and New York recently “ riots.” Others call the same activity nothing more than protests. It all depends on the e...

After reading the news, you have to wonder what is really going on in Texas.  The big news, obviously, is that some 57,000 immigrants have crossed the Rio Grande since last fall. Now the question is what to do with the children, some unaccompanies, who now are in the hands of our government. Governo...

Some lawmakers seem to have very short term memories. They have forgotten recently adopted laws and policies. These Republicans seem to have forgotten that they controlled the White House and the House of Representatives for a long time. Fox News pundits are making demands regarding the children cro...

By Jack Linden I had hoped that we Americans, or at least most of us, learned something during the Viet Nam War. It was pretty evident that war was a civil war.   We backed the wrong group when we could have helped the country in 1953 and 1954, but we were too terrified of communism.  Ho Chi Minh ha...

By Jack Linden The situation in Nevada has become an embarrassment for the right wing of the Republican Party. Some Republicans came out three weeks ago in favor of a rancher, Cliven Bundy, and his fight against what he claimed was a takeover of his property. The Bureau of Land Management impounded ...