Category Archives: Political commentary

Three weeks and counting

Posted on October 21, 2016 by BigBill

I have to take a short break from my comments about our Africa trip because of the freak show that the presidential race has become. Here in the US, Election Day is less than three weeks from today as I … Continue reading →

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Who do we want to be as a society?

Posted on August 4, 2016 by BigBill

In my last post I told the story of the man who treated a person in a way that reflected who he was (as a gentleman), without any judgement of the type of person she was, and how that helps … Continue reading →

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The politics of fear

Posted on May 25, 2016 by BigBill

As I write this, I’m on a plane and the guy sitting next to me is reading a book about keeping Christian faith in a secularized world. The underlying premise, of course, is that Christianity is under attack from all … Continue reading →

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Is our government broken?

Posted on May 19, 2016 by BigBill

You hear a lot today about how “broken” Washington is. It’s true, Congress has the lowest approval ratings (for both parties) in current memory, and the last few sessions (with Republicans holding both houses) have been focused on doing little … Continue reading →

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Trump has a problem

Posted on May 13, 2016 by BigBill

Actually, lots of them, but I’m thinking of one in particular here: Now that he’s the presumptive nominee for the Republican party in the upcoming presidential election, he has to figure out whether to pivot. During the early stages of … Continue reading →

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Same data, different conclusions

Posted on May 5, 2016 by BigBill

One of my intellectual scotomos is that I’ve always felt that if another person had access to the same information that I do, they would arrive at the same conclusions that I have. That’s patently untrue, yet I cling to … Continue reading →

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Echo chambers (part 2)

Posted on April 28, 2016 by BigBill

In my last entry I wrote about how too many of us have created an environment where we only hear what we want to hear. I think how I may be guilty of this as well; at least to some … Continue reading →

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Echo chambers

Posted on April 22, 2016 by BigBill

About the only time I will watch Fox News is if I want to see how stupid people can be. Their broadcasts are full of errors of logic (I think they’re deliberate), one-sided commentary and over-simplification. I have friends who … Continue reading →

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Party implosion (part 2)

Posted on April 16, 2016 by BigBill

In my last post I set up an explanation for the chaos I see in the Republican party today. I think the two front runners (Trump and Cruz) represent very different unforeseen outcomes from that decision 40 years ago to … Continue reading →

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We’re watching a political party implode.

Posted on April 9, 2016 by BigBill

Unless you’ve been cut off from all human contact in the backwoods of Maine for the past 6 or 8 months, you know exactly what I’m talking about:  the Republican party’s freak show of a primary process, complete with debates that … Continue reading →

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