Missing the Point – To Debate or Not to Debate, That is the Question
Donald Trump is challenging Joe Biden to debate. To quote from one of his Truth Social posts, “It is important
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Les Cohen is a long-term Marylander, having grown up in Annapolis. Professionally, he writes and edits materials for business and political clients from his base of operations in Columbia, Maryland. He has a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Economics. Leave a comment or feel free to send him an email to Les@Writeaway.us.
Donald Trump is challenging Joe Biden to debate. To quote from one of his Truth Social posts, “It is important
Read moreWe all know that political contributions, the large dollar kind, influence who we elect and what they do after they’re
Read moreYes, there is a better-than-even chance that Donald Trump is going to declare bankruptcy – and then blame it on the Democrats of course. I can hear him now… “Crooked Joe and his Justice Department henchmen left me no choice!” he will shout at his rallies.
Read moreOne of the reasons voter turnouts are poor, particularly for primary elections, is that too many people believe that their votes don’t count, and that they don’t make any real difference. For the most part, they’re right. Generally speaking, but not this time.
Read moreI respect Joe Biden, but he’s too old and isn’t getting any younger. His traditional, decades-old concept of bipartisan collaboration across the aisles of the House and Senate is ridiculously outdated. At this stage in his political career, Joe needs to be advising our government, not running it.
Read moreTravis and Taylor are in love. Their personal and professional lives are wonderful. She could have made a sometimes unpleasant, but otherwise naturally occurring noise when he introduced her to his parents and it wouldn’t have made any difference.
Read moreI’m going to handicap the Mayor’s race for you. It’s going to be one of the two candidates pictured above. You can thank me later. Baltimore needs and deserves so much more, but better candidates just aren’t willing to run.
Read moreFirst of all, for those of you who think the results of Monday’s Iowa caucuses are meaningful, don’t worry about it. They’re not. They may have made sense in a small town, in rural Iowa over a hundred years ago, but have long ago outlived their usefulness.
Read moreI’m busy working on a new book and still looking for an agent to rep other books I’ve written for upper elementary and middle school readers.
Read moreAs of this writing, the national debt of the United States – money our country has borrowed to cover expenses
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