by Michael Leppert | Aug 28, 2020 | Politics/Government
What I think of when I hear the word “hatch” has nothing to do with politics. I think of baby birds breaking free in the springtime, like robins in a nest built on your home’s downspout. Or maybe it’s chicks on a farm. Or to a fly fisherman,...
by Michael Leppert | Nov 22, 2019 | Politics/Government
“Everyone was in the loop,” was the most important part of the Wednesday testimony of Gordon Sondland, Ambassador to the European Union. Fiona Hill, the former national security expert served as the last witness this week by showing America how that...
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 | Nov 30, 2018 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
It has been a particularly bad week for President Trump. The Senate crossed him not once, but twice. On Wednesday, they passed a resolution that would end United States military support for the Saudi Arabian-led coalition for the war in Yemen. The 63-37 vote was made...
by Michael Leppert | Jul 27, 2018 | Politics/Government
This week I tweeted in reference to a particularly low I.Q. political move that, “It’s a week full of stupid.” To which I got an immediate response from a local media personality, “…and it’s only Wednesday.” My wife tells me...
