The Vacation Edition (June 18 — July 22) — Housekeeping I am finally going to pull myself away from the computer and the fine folks here at Politically Speaking and take a much-needed break (it’s only a week, people)! It looks like part of our travels will take us through Monument Valley, so I thought it would be a nice…

It’s a matter of quality or quantity — Some publications opt to enroll their writers as editors, thereby allowing them to post directly to the publication without any editing. While I understand why some publication owners prefer this, I believe that this can be detrimental to the writer, the publication, the publication owner, and Medium as a whole. …

To run a pub, it helps to know your why — Let’s be very clear about this. Running a publication on Medium is not an easy task. Heck, writing is no easy task! Why should running a publication be easier? I am the owner and editor-in-chief of Politically Speaking, a Medium-based publication where we cover politics and social issues. In the…

Heck no, but let’s get some perspective — An e-mail I received the morning referred to the SCOTUS decision on abortion as a “major bombshell”. Sorry, but I just am not all that surprised. I mean, we did get an advanced warning that this was coming. So the shock and awe of the decision just isn’t there for…

The Accountability Edition (June 11–17) — Quote of the Week While the economic problems faced by Americans — myself included — are real and deserve decisive legislative prescriptions, going to the extreme end of the ideological cosmos is highly problematic. — Vincent Giordano Commentary There’s a lot to rage about nowadays, isn’t there? I have found myself getting worked up over…

May 14 — June 10 — Helpful Tips This is a gentle reminder to our current and future contributors to be sure to review “Want to Write for Politically Speaking” and “Politically Speaking Submission Guidelines.” These two articles contain valuable information for writers interested in contributing to Politically Speaking. Quote of the Week In short, Republican senators representing some 40 million fewer…