July 2025

My Baby Granddaughter’s America

Our second grandchild’s month-early arrival startled me into poetic reflection on how much better our nation could be. ...

27 July, 2025 / 11 Comments

Podcast Episode 4, with Veronica Schmidt Harvey and Carl Zwisler

A D.C. lawyer, a psychologist, and the host discuss how the Democratic party can escape the abyss in which it has been....

25 July, 2025 / 2 Comments

Down in a Deep Blue Hole – Part 2: Climbing Out

This post goes go back to the basics of politics and journalism to warn the Democratic Party and advise it to start the long trek out....

21 July, 2025 / 7 Comments

Podcast Episode 3, with Darren Knight and Laurie Bergren

Guests from the political left and right disagree on many things in this podcast, but we do find some center ground. It is a start....

19 July, 2025 / 1 Comment

Down in a Deep Blue Hole – Part 1: How Deep?

The national Democratic Party is in an increasingly deep hole. In the first of a series of posts, Principle Based Politics examines the abyss. ...

14 July, 2025 / 2 Comments

Podcast Episode 2, with Mitchell Rosen

With a guest from swing state Georgia, we discuss the federal role on immigration, abortion, race, gender, and more. Click headline above to listen....

13 July, 2025 / 0 Comments

Democrats and Republicans After Trump

The era of Trump’s power peaked in the past week and will end this year or next. Today, I begin exploring what the parties could do now...

08 July, 2025 / 5 Comments

Podcast Episode 1, with Gary Russell

How can national political leaders get the United Statres back to the intent of our founders? Click headline above to watch or listen to this initial podcast. ...

06 July, 2025 / 3 Comments