by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. When I was growing up, baseball was the only professional sport that received considerable national attention. I rooted for the team my father rooted for, the Milwaukee Braves. I asked why and he said, “I rooted…

by Barry Keating, Ph.D. I want to start in New Carlisle, Indiana, a town of about eighteen hundred people in St. Joseph County, which recently found itself negotiating with the largest company on earth — and doing so, at first,…

by Dan Eichenberger M.D. Republicans took a major shellacking in the 2026 elections. When a party loses this badly, people usually look for simple explanations. Some blame the economy. Some blame turnout. But one big reason stands out: many voters were…

by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. The past — First, let’s talk about the five lousy U.S. presidents in the 21st century. Because the candidates have been so bad (and their political parties haven’t been much better), elections have been (much) more about…

A column in the Wall Street Journal this morning gives us a thumbnail history of U.S. Election Day, now Election Tri-Month. The writer is of the opinion that early, extended and absentee voting has ruined it. The columnist, a sentimentalist, seems most worried about losing the majesty…