I’ve had a week to digest the message of the Republican National Convention. And now the Democratic National Convention is in full swing. If ever a major third party presidential candidate was going to step out of the shadows, now would be a perfect time. It’s not likely to happen. We’re going to […]

     An eerie calm filled my house on Monday morning. The sounds of barking dogs and crying babies were distant echoes. The television’s remote control sat on the sofa in the same place I left it the night before. My books were in order on the bookshelf, not strewn about the floor in a […]