US Politics

3/20/2023–3/26/2023 Update: Since last week, The Silent Politician has grown from 33 to 37 writers, along with two more followers. I also want everybody, including those I just added to the silent politician, to start submitting their work. A new section to The Silent Politician named the Global Nomad has been…

The trope of the crazy witch is alive and well — In March of 2023, spiritual leftist and failed 2020 presidential democratic nominee Marianne Williamson announced her bid for the presidency. Almost immediately, commentators began attacking, not her policies, but her kookiness. "Let the Cranks Run," Jack Shafer argued in Politico, a picture of Williamson on the thumbnail. "If I had…

It’s a whole lot simpler than you think. Not to toot my horn too loudly, but this is a big deal. I am a freelancing idea guy connecting the dots for people I meet at home in Pittsburgh and while traveling abroad. I love thinking up new ideas and concepts but rarely put them to use — this…

How we can change history by having nobody as president — According to the bookies, the favourite to be President next year is Old Joe at 2/1. Close behind, like two grisly additions to The Whacky Races, are Big Don and Little Ron, both tied at 3/1. I don’t know about you — and I’m not even American — but these…

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