This week, from December 12 to 15, in Washington, D.C., the Biden administration has invited 49 African heads of states, and the director of the African Union (AU), to a […]
Author Archives: Dr. David L. Horne, PHD
Posted inGovernment, National
The politics of being in charge
As democracy tries to swim out of the rough rapids caused by an egocentric liar in the U.S., and is being buffeted by strong winds in other world democracies, in […]
Posted inGovernment, National
The politics of fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me
During the long haul aftermath of the U.S. Civil War, as the federal occupation of the south was drawing to a close, White southerners were increasingly desperate and devious in […]
Posted inOpinion, Practical Politics
The politics of stealth youth politics
I’m feeling good today. Like I never lost it. Didn’t slip and skid it away to age or retirement along the way. I could and probably should wait for accolades […]
Posted inGuest Opinions, Opinion, Practical Politics
The Politics of Politics
The heat and little light of the past few weeks of the present political tournament in the USA has reminded me recently of what I do miss about teaching at […]
Posted inGovernment, National, Opinion, Practical Politics
The Politics of lying, blustering and head-faking the electorate
While we are all quite used to politicians and would-be pols stretching the truth, negatively asking leading questions about opponents, fibbing about an opponent’s real record in or out of […]
Posted inLocal, Opinion, Practical Politics
The politics of using the proper logic for the subject
I’ve wrestled seriously the past two weeks with whether to write about this issue. Here goes. ‘You can’t make racist comments unless you’re part of a racial group.’ Although scientifically, […]
Posted inLocal
The politics of avoiding the stink before the election
Okay, let’s lay out some facts here. U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass received a Master’s degree in Social Work Policy from USC in 2015. The former USC dean who’s now under […]
Posted inEntertainment, National, Opinion, Practical Politics
The now politics of Ye
Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is back to his game of displaying public blasphemy again. We remember his rather recent clowning for Trump, or ‘playin the coon […]
Posted inOpinion, Practical Politics
The politics of letting loose the furies of sports gambling in California
To be clear, at present, the state of California legally bans sports betting. That does not mean no one in the state bets on sports. California is a big-time sports […]
