During the 1960s, when the basic salary for a congressperson was $22, 500 (later changing in 1965 to $42, 500), the very popular and flamboyant New York Congressman Adam Clayton […]
Author Archives: David L. Horne, PhD | OPED Contriobutor
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The politics of Trump and the Olympics again
To be clear, as POTUS, in spite of more loud threats and harangues lately, Donald Trump does not have the legal authority to unilaterally cancel or move the 2028 Olympics […]
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The politics of Trump’s visage on everything
Apparently, in a love affair with himself, POTUS Trump has recently decided to put his face on new American coinage. He has ordered his vassals to dedicate an upcoming new […]
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The politics of the new ‘Dr. Strangelove’ Trump
Okay, the fat is officially in the fire now. For all of us who were just hoping that things could not be this bad, this fast…well, we were wrong. The […]
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The politics of Trump as the nutty granddad
Most of us have at least one family member we would prefer not to have. There’s the boozy, profane aunt, the loud, always-lying cousin, the funky-smelling and sticky-fingered grandparent, etc. […]
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Practical Politics
Though the same thing may also be said about most other cultures, within African-based cultures, there have always been at least two prime ingredients: the drum and the seer/sayers. Though […]
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Practical Politics
The essence of flimflammery and other such tactics meant to trick people into believing one thing while they lose their money on something else, is of course to keep peoples’ […]
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The politics of making the 2028 olympics Trump’s folly
Only a fool who still believes the ‘tooth fairy’ is real would not have seen this one coming. The blowhard Donald Trump, ever-seeking style points and added glow to his […]
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The Politics of “Break a Deal, Face The Wheel!”
As many Americans of all political stripes daily face more Trump-led confusion, uncomfortability (uncertainty) and chaos (the Trump CUC-step), whether it is another attack on America’s vaunted educational institutions, the […]
Posted inOp-ed, Opinion, Practical Politics
Practical Politics
As many Americans of all political stripes daily face more Trump-led confusion, uncomfortability (uncertainty) and chaos (the Trump CUC-step), whether it is another attack on America’s vaunted educational institutions, the […]
