by Michael Leppert | Jun 5, 2020 | Politics/Government
Imagine for a moment you have consistently approved of President Trump’s job performance since his inauguration. Adjusting to your place in that consistent minority must have grown exhausting over these last three and a half years. You may not believe me when I...
by Michael Leppert | Oct 11, 2019 | Politics/Government
We talk about the “tipping point” often and in many contexts these days. I curiously wrote about it with regard to gun violence in this space four years ago. What little thing in the last four years could cause America to change on guns? I know. Pick one....
by Michael Leppert | Oct 15, 2017 | Politics/Government
Former Speaker of the U.S. House, Sam Rayburn, once said “Any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.” Ladies and gentleman, we have a jackass in the White House. Barns are getting kicked down all over the place, but none of...
by Michael Leppert | Jul 30, 2017 | Politics/Government
Mike Pence is my one and only frenemy. “Frenemy” to my surprise, actually is a word. Dictionary.com defines it as a “a person that is friendly toward another because the relationship brings benefits, but harbors feelings of resentment or...