Don’t change debate formats permanently

30 Sep 2020

Photo: Anthony Moretti 19Jan2017 It would be a mistake to make major changes to the presidential debate format. There's a simple reason: Donald Trump is a one off when it…

A shining city on a hill is in the gutter

29 Sep 2020

Ronald Reagan spoke of America as a shining city on a hill. Bill Clinton said he still believed in a place called Hope. Donald Trump urged a white supremacist group…

Live blog: Sept. 29 presidential debate

29 Sep 202029 Sep 2020

Photo: Anthony Moretti 18July2016 9:00 p.m. EDT: Just about ready 9:05 p.m.: I doubt it will take long for either man to break the agreed to rules 9:06: Interesting that…

I shouldn’t be worried

29 Sep 2020

This post came to me in a message and as a response to my “And I’m worried” blog post from Monday evening. I know the author, and we’ve agreed that…

The first presidential debate

29 Sep 202029 Sep 2020

The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden takes place tonight. I admit this is the first election cycle I remember in which the debates weren't a must-see…

Incomplete

29 Sep 202015 Apr 2021

There is perhaps nothing worse Than looking out over the horizon Seeing a place you can be And not be able to get there

Room for two

28 Sep 2020

7:30 p.m., Sept. 28, 2020 There is room for two... Chairs, provided that they know Social distancing

And I’m worried

28 Sep 202028 Sep 2020

A few hours ago (and before two yellow jackets decided they were interested in making both my wife and me a midday snack), I shared the picture you see above…

Shukkran, Saudi students

28 Sep 2020

This past Friday, some of the Saudi students at Robert Morris University showed off the best of their country. Of course, because of the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s Saudi National…