Politics and Sausage Making by Mark Strand
Politics and Sausage Making“If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.” - Otto Von Bismark
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The Semiquincentennial Choice
By Mark Strand
On July 4, 2026, Americans will once again gather under banners and beside monuments to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. We will hear the familiar words recited from courthouse steps and Ca...
What I Wish Donald Trump Had Said About Iran
By Mark Strand
The war against Iran has dominated the news and already carries serious economic consequences for the world. Yet the justification for U.S. action was never adequately explained—before the war began or even after the initial...
President Trump and Pope Leo XIV
The President actually posted the image below on his Truth Social account right after his missive against Pope Leo XIV. The quasi‑messianic imagery is, at best, in poor taste and, at worst, flirts with sacrilege, quite apart from any legiti...
What is Truth?
By Mark Strand
This is my annual Easter message - since it contains timeless truths, I believe it is worth rereading once a year.
One of the familiar passages from the Easter story is Pontius Pilate’s questioning of Jesus. Pilate was...
I’m Glad TSA Is Being Paid. I’m Not Happy How It Was Done.
By Mark Strand
The inability of Congress to complete the budget process is once again on full display. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a 260,000‑person department that handles terrorism, border security, immigration, critical...
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Past President of the Congressional Institute (2007-23), House and Senate Staff (1981-2007). Adj. Prof. of Legislative Affairs at George Washington Univ GSPM (2011-Now). Author of Surviving Inside Congress. 2017 Harvard Kennedy School IOP Fellow.
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