Terry H. Schwadron Jan. 27, 2023 We’re witnessing enough of a bombardment of foolishness from House Republicans that even Senate Republicans are turning away in disgust. It’s not just one issue or one action: The series of mobilizing on the political Right for vengeance and retribution for perceived partisan wrongs…

Terry H. Schwadron Jan. 26, 2023 In the wee hours this week, the Republican-majority Iowa state legislature passed on a party-line vote a proposal by Gov. Kim Reynolds to allow public tax money to be spent on private and parochial school tuitionor other schooling expenses. It’s a notable decision that…

Terry H. Schwadron Jan. 25, 2023 We’ve arrived at the point where the steady erosion of Trust is becoming a flood, affecting our public policies as well as our personal relationships. Of course, there is little new in human behavior about the constant clash between personal frailties and the need…

Terry H. Schwadron Jan. 24, 2023 It’s clear that something is not only politically explosive but fundamentally wrong about how a Joe Biden who promotes competence as his brand has handled the continuing discoveries of government documents, including those with classified markings. House Republicans have chomped into the documents news…

Terry H. Schwadron Jan. 23, 2023 Once again, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has burnished his anti-“woke” campaign image by stepping into high school curriculum choices and tossing out any Advanced Placement African American Studies classes. …

Terry H. Schwadron Jan. 20. 2023 As you may have heard, two weeks ago, a six-year-old boy brought a gun to Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., and, without warning, shot the first-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner once in the hand and stomach. The teacher is recuperating, after having ushered…

Terry H. Schwadron Jan. 19, 2023 As part of its broadsides against the Biden administration, House Republicans reportedly are at work to build a rare impeachment case against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — the first Cabinet impeachment since 1876. As CNN tell it, three Republican House committee chairmen are…

Terry H. Schwadron Jan. 18. 2023 Headlines expressing surprise this week heralded a significant drop in the population of China, reflecting a decline over several years in the country’s birthrate — a marker that may ripple through the world’s economy. It was most surprising not for its content — it…

Terry H. Schwadron Jan. 17, 2023 Here comes that promised, dangerous Republican hammer in the name of MAGA. Announcement this week from the Treasury Department that the United States will start running out of money this week is bringing about the showdown with House Republicans over a debt ceiling to…