As the new Senate prepares to convene, moderate senators like Maine’s Collins and King could take the lead to end the tyranny of the minority by reforming the historic filibuster. It is undemocratic and undermines good government. The Constitution provides that both houses of Congress make almost all decisions by a simple majority, one vote […]

The voters decided. Joe Biden won the election. By a large margin. President Trump has refused to concede, no surprise, but he’s made it possible for the official transition to begin. Better late than never. The nation remains extremely divided, even to the point that millions of Americans blindly believe Trump’s unproven claim that the […]

The IRS is still stumbling along to get stimulus checks to millions of people who have not yet received them. This includes those who did not meet the “non-filers” deadline and people who filed 2019 paper returns after the IRS used their 2018 return to calculate the payment. Those still waiting also include the spouses […]

While President-elect Joe Biden’s recent suggestion that all Americans wear face masks for the first 100 days of his presidency was as much public relations as policy, it was a refreshing change in the messaging of the last eight months for an anxious nation grappling with an unprecedented public health crisis. Biden’s “mask up, people” […]

According to the Mayo Clinic, a simple cloth face mask reduces the chance of contracting the coronavirus because it filters 50% of fine particles less than 1 micron. However, that mask also can block up to 80% of respiratory droplets exhaled. Translation: A mask is somewhat effective in preventing you from getting infected; but it […]

Wild lands like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge belong to all Americans. We should be able to enjoy them throughout time, and pass the experiences in and from these wild places unimpaired on to the next generation. In 2017, Congress forced through a tax bill that changed long-term protection for the Arctic plain with a […]