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Commentary: Troubling Times Need Informed, Civic-Minded Americans

As we begin another year, we are living in troubling times. Continue reading...

By Hoyt Purvis Posted: Jan 11, 2015 at 1:30 a.m. Share: Email | Twitter | Facebook

Commentary: Believing What We Want to Believe

Subscriber only I don't know exactly what happened in Ferguson, Mo. Continue reading...

By Hoyt Purvis Posted: Dec 21, 2014 at 1:30 a.m. Share: Email | Twitter | Facebook

Commentary: Congress Can Complain or Take Action

Divided Government Doesn’t Have To Be Irresponsible

Subscriber only In our governmental and political system, presidents have vast authority. Continue reading...

By Hoyt Purvis Posted: Nov 30, 2014 at 1:30 a.m. Share: Email | Twitter | Facebook

Commentary: What Led To The GOP Victory And Where Will It Lead?

Subscriber only It's over. Continue reading...

By Hoyt Purvis Posted: Nov 9, 2014 at 1:30 a.m. Share: Email | Twitter | Facebook

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Subscriber only Television has long been established as the playing field, the forum, the arena for our major political campaigns. Continue reading...

By Hoyt Purvis Posted: Oct 19, 2014 at 1:30 a.m. Share: Email | Twitter | Facebook

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Subscriber only Everyone wants to go to war against the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) or militant groups such as Khorasan. Except they don't. Continue reading...

By Hoyt Purvis Posted: Sep 26, 2014 at 1:30 a.m. Share: Email | Twitter | Facebook

Commentary: It's Politics, Not Baseball That Needs Fixing

Subscriber only There is serious discussion about finding ways to shorten the length of time consumed by major league baseball games. Continue reading...

By Hoyt Purvis Posted: Sep 7, 2014 at 1:30 a.m. Share: Email | Twitter | Facebook

Commentary: Policital Theater Dominates The Scene

Subscriber only The battle for dominance within the Republican Party goes on, as does the battle for control of the U.S. Senate. Continue reading...

By Hoyt Purvis Posted: Aug 17, 2014 at 1:30 a.m. Share: Email | Twitter | Facebook

Commentary: Most Politics Today Are National, Partisan

Is it Possible to Rise Above Partisanship?

Subscriber only All politics is local. That adage, associated with the former speaker of the U.S. House Tip O'Neill, has long represented conventional wisdom. Continue reading...

By Hoyt Purvis Posted: Jul 6, 2014 at 1:30 a.m. Share: Email | Twitter | Facebook

Commentary: Nationalism Good, But Can Be Bad

Subscriber only I like the national anthem. Continue reading...

By Hoyt Purvis Posted: Jun 15, 2014 at 1:30 a.m. Share: Email | Twitter | Facebook

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