The Political Chasm | RANDOM PONTIFICATIONS

Pay Attention To The Trumpian Drums Beating The Insurrectionist’s Cadence In The Distance…

by Doug | May 26, 2021 | The Political Chasm

Words: 2,963 Today’s Pontificate – If you listen closely to the political, social, economic, and pandemic climate, or rather.. just listen to the ReTrumplicans turning the current political scene into a crazy free-for-all for the GOP… you might...

The Movement To Bring The Popular Vote Into The Electoral Process

by Doug | Dec 14, 2020 | The Political Chasm

Words: 731 Today’s Pontificate – There’s a movement to do this, you ask? Rather than trying the impossible and changing the amendment… some states agreed to a kind of ‘end run’ to make the popular vote count… some time in...

What To Expect From Trump In His Final Days, And Beyond

by Doug | Dec 3, 2020 | The Political Chasm

Words: 2,015 Today’s Pontificate – Well… expect sheer pandemonium . The wounded animal that is Trump hasn’t even let loose yet. Essentially, expect the unexpected, hold your breath.. and pray. Right about now there are readers of this saying,...

Is American Democracy Failing?

by Doug | Nov 16, 2020 | The Human Condition, The Political Chasm

Words:1,366 Today’s Pontificate – Just experiencing during the last four years the national political mood impacting cultural norms, the effects of the pandemic, the seeming disarray of once trusted government institutions, the continued fighting for...

Characterizations Of Charisma

by Doug | Nov 14, 2020 | The Political Chasm

Words: 1,364 Today’s Pontificate – No.. this isn’t a post about the guy pictured above. Well, it is a bit of an “in memorium”, but his character persona was his charisma. Yet it does illustrate to some degree how some people can manage...

The Family Divide: The New “Brother-Against-Brother” Conflict

by Doug | Nov 14, 2020 | The Political Chasm

Words: 1,683 Today’s Pontificate – It’s one thing for the nation to be pretty much divided 50/50, but when that divide becomes a household matter… a conflict inside the family and with friendships… it surely does not bring out the best...