Let's Talk Politics
Dennis GoldfordThese are short discussions of various aspects of American politics in particular and the nature of politics and political affairs generally.
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It’s All Greek to Me, and That’s Okay
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Several reports say that Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of the Odyssey by Homer is closing in on $1 billion in ticket sales this summer. It’s gratifying to see so much interest in one of the classics, though there are of...
It’s Not About Donald Trump—It’s About the American People
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Everyone knows that Donald Trump is a controversial political figure. Who supports him? There are the voters, mostly Republican, who so detest Democrats that they’ll vote for any Republican. Then there are the voters who supp...
Pay Close Attention: Someone Wants to Con You
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With the Republicans having only very narrow majorities in both the House and the Senate, the 2026 midterm election campaigns already are well under way at this early date.
The Trump administration is especially concerned ab...
Uh, This Was Supposed to Be Over
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This week’s Iran war events force me to note another instance of the “Here we go again” that I discussed in my column last week.
Per Politico on July 13, “President Donald Trump formally notified lawmakers this weekend that...
The Right Is Wrong and the Left Is Not Right
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Well, here we go again. The last refuge of Republicans is to hurl the terms “socialist” and “communist” at Democrats. “Socialist” and “communist” tend to be scare words in American political discourse; they pack more of an em...
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After 39 years, I have just retired as a professor emeritus from Drake University's Department of Political Science.
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