Quentin, Author at Principle Based Politics

Cases Made, Votes Cast

Our exit poll results are in: 46 percent to 40 percent to 14 percent. This post tells you the rationales many of you expressed and who is “leading." ...

25 October, 2024 / 2 Comments

Judges Do Justice

Nine people may decide who wins the 2024 presidential election. Twelve ordinary people, plus one, may determine someday whether one of the candidates goes to jail. ...

14 October, 2024 / 6 Comments

Still Stuck in the Middle

Republicans can’t spell "triumph" without Trump, but Democrats can’t spell "He’s a real risk" without Harris. This post spells out the final voting dilemma....

06 October, 2024 / 5 Comments

Critics may say that he was unpopular, unqualified, and (or) unsuccessful as America’s leader from 1977 to 1981. But you likely will not hear that Jimmy Carter was unprincipled as an American from 1924 to 2023. Today’s politicians could learn much. ...

01 October, 2024 / 10 Comments

Populism is Like Botulism

Political movements attacking “the elites” and “the establishment” can be as dangerous to “the people” as a disease children learn to dread. ...

23 September, 2024 / 8 Comments

I Am Undecided

You can vote very soon if you want to and have made a final decision on whose oval you will fill. My personal wrestling with that question is the subject of this post....

16 September, 2024 / 21 Comments

Drop Out, Donald. Please.

After Tuesday night’s debacle, I’m asking Former President Trump to withdraw from the presidential race. I try to explain Minnesota nicely here....

11 September, 2024 / 15 Comments

What Year is This? (A Dark Satire)

Studying the rise of Hitler gets one thinking about how he employed fear and anger to gain and exploit political power. Could it happen again? Satire warning....

02 September, 2024 / 18 Comments