History Doesn't Turn On A Dime; It

There Is No Such Thing As Political Science, But There Are Tenancies So Strong That They Might As Well Be Called Laws Of Nature.

After Immersing Myself In The Mysteries Of The Electoral College For A Novel I Wrote In The '90s, I Came Away Believing That The Case For Scrapping It Is Less Obvious Than I Originally Thought.

F.d.r. Had To Deal With Southern Segregationists - And Outright Racists - Who Held Power In Congress, So He Had To Yield To That Power In Order To Get His New Deal Legislation Passed.

In Early 1961 A New President, John F. Kennedy, Was Told By Military Leaders And Civilian Officials That The Kingdom Of Laos - Of No Conceivable Strategic Importance To The U.s. - Required The Presence Of American Troops And Perhaps Even Tactical Nuclear Weapons. Why? Because If Laos Fell, Asia Would Go Red From Thailand To Indonesia.

Protestations Of Indifference To Higher Office Are Hard To Take Seriously When The 'non-candidate' Is Busily Engaged In Testing The Waters.